used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "How cheerful and gay every thing looks now," observed Emma to Mary, a few mornings after the celebration of the marriage.
in actual fact
From this reading "Two very agreeable additions certainly," replied Mary, "but what you observe was actually occurring to my own mind at the very moment."
additionsnounUS /əˈdɪʃənz/
plural of “addition” — a component that is added to something to improve it
From this reading "Two very agreeable additions certainly," replied Mary, "but what you observe was actually occurring to my own mind at the very moment."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "How cheerful and gay every thing looks now," observed Emma to Mary, a few mornings after the celebration of the marriage.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading "Two very agreeable additions certainly," replied Mary, "but what you observe was actually occurring to my own mind at the very moment."
(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 "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "How cheerful and gay every thing looks now," observed Emma to Mary, a few mornings after the celebration of the marriage.
animatedadjectiveUS /ˈænəmeɪtɪd/
having life or vigor or spirit
From this reading "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Two very agreeable additions certainly," replied Mary, "but what you observe was actually occurring to my own mind at the very moment."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The prairie on one side of the stream waved its high grass to the summer breeze; on the other, the cows, horses and sheep were grazing in every direction.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
celebrationnounUS /ˌseləˈbreɪʃən/
a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
From this reading "How cheerful and gay every thing looks now," observed Emma to Mary, a few mornings after the celebration of the marriage.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Two very agreeable additions certainly," replied Mary, "but what you observe was actually occurring to my own mind at the very moment."
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading "How cheerful and gay every thing looks now," observed Emma to Mary, a few mornings after the celebration of the marriage.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
cowsnounUS /kaʊz/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading The prairie on one side of the stream waved its high grass to the summer breeze; on the other, the cows, horses and sheep were grazing in every direction.
approval
From this reading "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading The prairie on one side of the stream waved its high grass to the summer breeze; on the other, the cows, horses and sheep were grazing in every direction.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
Emma
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From this reading "How cheerful and gay every thing looks now," observed Emma to Mary, a few mornings after the celebration of the marriage.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "How cheerful and gay every thing looks now," observed Emma to Mary, a few mornings after the celebration of the marriage.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "How cheerful and gay every thing looks now," observed Emma to Mary, a few mornings after the celebration of the marriage.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading "How cheerful and gay every thing looks now," observed Emma to Mary, a few mornings after the celebration of the marriage.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The prairie on one side of the stream waved its high grass to the summer breeze; on the other, the cows, horses and sheep were grazing in every direction.
grazingnounUS /ˈɡreɪzɪŋ/
the act of grazing
From this reading The prairie on one side of the stream waved its high grass to the summer breeze; on the other, the cows, horses and sheep were grazing in every direction.
only a very short time before
From this reading "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The prairie on one side of the stream waved its high grass to the summer breeze; on the other, the cows, horses and sheep were grazing in every direction.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The prairie on one side of the stream waved its high grass to the summer breeze; on the other, the cows, horses and sheep were grazing in every direction.
How
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How cheerful and gay every thing looks now," observed Emma to Mary, a few mornings after the celebration of the marriage.
howlingnounUS /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/
a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading The scene was indeed cheerful and lively.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The prairie on one side of the stream waved its high grass to the summer breeze; on the other, the cows, horses and sheep were grazing in every direction.
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
full of life and energy
From this reading The scene was indeed cheerful and lively.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "How cheerful and gay every thing looks now," observed Emma to Mary, a few mornings after the celebration of the marriage.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading "How cheerful and gay every thing looks now," observed Emma to Mary, a few mornings after the celebration of the marriage.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading "How cheerful and gay every thing looks now," observed Emma to Mary, a few mornings after the celebration of the marriage.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Two very agreeable additions certainly," replied Mary, "but what you observe was actually occurring to my own mind at the very moment."
a particular point in time
From this reading "Two very agreeable additions certainly," replied Mary, "but what you observe was actually occurring to my own mind at the very moment."
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
morningsnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋz/
plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "How cheerful and gay every thing looks now," observed Emma to Mary, a few mornings after the celebration of the marriage.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Two very agreeable additions certainly," replied Mary, "but what you observe was actually occurring to my own mind at the very moment."
not any; not one
From this reading "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "How cheerful and gay every thing looks now," observed Emma to Mary, a few mornings after the celebration of the marriage.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading "Two very agreeable additions certainly," replied Mary, "but what you observe was actually occurring to my own mind at the very moment."
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "How cheerful and gay every thing looks now," observed Emma to Mary, a few mornings after the celebration of the marriage.
occurringverbUS /əˈkɜːrɪŋ/
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading "Two very agreeable additions certainly," replied Mary, "but what you observe was actually occurring to my own mind at the very moment."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "How cheerful and gay every thing looks now," observed Emma to Mary, a few mornings after the celebration of the marriage.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The prairie on one side of the stream waved its high grass to the summer breeze; on the other, the cows, horses and sheep were grazing in every direction.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The prairie on one side of the stream waved its high grass to the summer breeze; on the other, the cows, horses and sheep were grazing in every direction.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Two very agreeable additions certainly," replied Mary, "but what you observe was actually occurring to my own mind at the very moment."
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading The prairie on one side of the stream waved its high grass to the summer breeze; on the other, the cows, horses and sheep were grazing in every direction.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Two very agreeable additions certainly," replied Mary, "but what you observe was actually occurring to my own mind at the very moment."
the place where some action occurs
From this reading The scene was indeed cheerful and lively.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading The prairie on one side of the stream waved its high grass to the summer breeze; on the other, the cows, horses and sheep were grazing in every direction.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The prairie on one side of the stream waved its high grass to the summer breeze; on the other, the cows, horses and sheep were grazing in every direction.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The prairie on one side of the stream waved its high grass to the summer breeze; on the other, the cows, horses and sheep were grazing in every direction.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The prairie on one side of the stream waved its high grass to the summer breeze; on the other, the cows, horses and sheep were grazing in every direction.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How cheerful and gay every thing looks now," observed Emma to Mary, a few mornings after the celebration of the marriage.
a special situation
From this reading "How cheerful and gay every thing looks now," observed Emma to Mary, a few mornings after the celebration of the marriage.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How cheerful and gay every thing looks now," observed Emma to Mary, a few mornings after the celebration of the marriage.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Two very agreeable additions certainly," replied Mary, "but what you observe was actually occurring to my own mind at the very moment."
precisely as stated
From this reading "Two very agreeable additions certainly," replied Mary, "but what you observe was actually occurring to my own mind at the very moment."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Two very agreeable additions certainly," replied Mary, "but what you observe was actually occurring to my own mind at the very moment."
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading The prairie on one side of the stream waved its high grass to the summer breeze; on the other, the cows, horses and sheep were grazing in every direction.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The prairie on one side of the stream waved its high grass to the summer breeze; on the other, the cows, horses and sheep were grazing in every direction.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Two very agreeable additions certainly," replied Mary, "but what you observe was actually occurring to my own mind at the very moment."
a Caucasian
From this reading "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
wolvesnounUS /wʊlvz/
plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading "One could hardly credit that in a few months all this animated landscape will be nothing but one dreary white mass of snow and ice, with no sounds meeting the ear but the howling of the storm and the howling of the wolves."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Two very agreeable additions certainly," replied Mary, "but what you observe was actually occurring to my own mind at the very moment."
