used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the first winding of the creek, Gilbert drew rein, with a vague, half-conscious sense of escape.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was soft and tempered, and filled the glen like the breath of some utterly peaceful and happy creature; yet over Gilbert's heart there brooded another atmosphere than this.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE EVENTS OF AN EVENING.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For half a mile the road lay through a lovely solitude of shade and tangled bowery thickets, beside the stream.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The air was soft and tempered, and filled the glen like the breath of some utterly peaceful and happy creature; yet over Gilbert's heart there brooded another atmosphere than this.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the first winding of the creek, Gilbert drew rein, with a vague, half-conscious sense of escape.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading The air was soft and tempered, and filled the glen like the breath of some utterly peaceful and happy creature; yet over Gilbert's heart there brooded another atmosphere than this.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The eye which had followed him thus far was turned away at last.
next to; at the side of
From this reading For half a mile the road lay through a lovely solitude of shade and tangled bowery thickets, beside the stream.
bowerynounUS /ˈbaʊəri/
a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts
From this reading For half a mile the road lay through a lovely solitude of shade and tangled bowery thickets, beside the stream.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading The air was soft and tempered, and filled the glen like the breath of some utterly peaceful and happy creature; yet over Gilbert's heart there brooded another atmosphere than this.
broodedverbUS /ˈbruːdɪd/
past form of “brood” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading The air was soft and tempered, and filled the glen like the breath of some utterly peaceful and happy creature; yet over Gilbert's heart there brooded another atmosphere than this.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The air was soft and tempered, and filled the glen like the breath of some utterly peaceful and happy creature; yet over Gilbert's heart there brooded another atmosphere than this.
creeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading At the first winding of the creek, Gilbert drew rein, with a vague, half-conscious sense of escape.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading At the first winding of the creek, Gilbert drew rein, with a vague, half-conscious sense of escape.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading At the first winding of the creek, Gilbert drew rein, with a vague, half-conscious sense of escape.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading THE EVENTS OF AN EVENING.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading THE EVENTS OF AN EVENING.
the organ of sight
From this reading The eye which had followed him thus far was turned away at last.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The eye which had followed him thus far was turned away at last.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The air was soft and tempered, and filled the glen like the breath of some utterly peaceful and happy creature; yet over Gilbert's heart there brooded another atmosphere than this.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At the first winding of the creek, Gilbert drew rein, with a vague, half-conscious sense of escape.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The eye which had followed him thus far was turned away at last.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For half a mile the road lay through a lovely solitude of shade and tangled bowery thickets, beside the stream.
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading At the first winding of the creek, Gilbert drew rein, with a vague, half-conscious sense of escape.
Gilbert'snounUS /ˈɡɪlbərts/
possessive form of “gilbert” — a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading The air was soft and tempered, and filled the glen like the breath of some utterly peaceful and happy creature; yet over Gilbert's heart there brooded another atmosphere than this.
glennounUS /ɡlen/
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading The air was soft and tempered, and filled the glen like the breath of some utterly peaceful and happy creature; yet over Gilbert's heart there brooded another atmosphere than this.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The eye which had followed him thus far was turned away at last.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading For half a mile the road lay through a lovely solitude of shade and tangled bowery thickets, beside the stream.
half-conscious
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From this reading At the first winding of the creek, Gilbert drew rein, with a vague, half-conscious sense of escape.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The air was soft and tempered, and filled the glen like the breath of some utterly peaceful and happy creature; yet over Gilbert's heart there brooded another atmosphere than this.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The air was soft and tempered, and filled the glen like the breath of some utterly peaceful and happy creature; yet over Gilbert's heart there brooded another atmosphere than this.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The eye which had followed him thus far was turned away at last.
immediately past
From this reading The eye which had followed him thus far was turned away at last.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading For half a mile the road lay through a lovely solitude of shade and tangled bowery thickets, beside the stream.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The air was soft and tempered, and filled the glen like the breath of some utterly peaceful and happy creature; yet over Gilbert's heart there brooded another atmosphere than this.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading For half a mile the road lay through a lovely solitude of shade and tangled bowery thickets, beside the stream.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading For half a mile the road lay through a lovely solitude of shade and tangled bowery thickets, beside the stream.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EVENTS OF AN EVENING.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The air was soft and tempered, and filled the glen like the breath of some utterly peaceful and happy creature; yet over Gilbert's heart there brooded another atmosphere than this.
peacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading The air was soft and tempered, and filled the glen like the breath of some utterly peaceful and happy creature; yet over Gilbert's heart there brooded another atmosphere than this.
reinverbUS /reɪn/
control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading At the first winding of the creek, Gilbert drew rein, with a vague, half-conscious sense of escape.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading For half a mile the road lay through a lovely solitude of shade and tangled bowery thickets, beside the stream.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading At the first winding of the creek, Gilbert drew rein, with a vague, half-conscious sense of escape.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading For half a mile the road lay through a lovely solitude of shade and tangled bowery thickets, beside the stream.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The air was soft and tempered, and filled the glen like the breath of some utterly peaceful and happy creature; yet over Gilbert's heart there brooded another atmosphere than this.
a state of social isolation
From this reading For half a mile the road lay through a lovely solitude of shade and tangled bowery thickets, beside the stream.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The air was soft and tempered, and filled the glen like the breath of some utterly peaceful and happy creature; yet over Gilbert's heart there brooded another atmosphere than this.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading For half a mile the road lay through a lovely solitude of shade and tangled bowery thickets, beside the stream.
tangledadjectiveUS /ˈtæŋɡəld/
in a confused mass
From this reading For half a mile the road lay through a lovely solitude of shade and tangled bowery thickets, beside the stream.
temperedadjectiveUS /ˈtempərd/
made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
From this reading The air was soft and tempered, and filled the glen like the breath of some utterly peaceful and happy creature; yet over Gilbert's heart there brooded another atmosphere than this.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The air was soft and tempered, and filled the glen like the breath of some utterly peaceful and happy creature; yet over Gilbert's heart there brooded another atmosphere than this.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EVENTS OF AN EVENING.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The air was soft and tempered, and filled the glen like the breath of some utterly peaceful and happy creature; yet over Gilbert's heart there brooded another atmosphere than this.
thicketsnounUS /ˈθɪkəts/
plural of “thicket” — a dense growth of bushes
From this reading For half a mile the road lay through a lovely solitude of shade and tangled bowery thickets, beside the stream.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The air was soft and tempered, and filled the glen like the breath of some utterly peaceful and happy creature; yet over Gilbert's heart there brooded another atmosphere than this.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading For half a mile the road lay through a lovely solitude of shade and tangled bowery thickets, beside the stream.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading The eye which had followed him thus far was turned away at last.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The eye which had followed him thus far was turned away at last.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The air was soft and tempered, and filled the glen like the breath of some utterly peaceful and happy creature; yet over Gilbert's heart there brooded another atmosphere than this.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading At the first winding of the creek, Gilbert drew rein, with a vague, half-conscious sense of escape.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The eye which had followed him thus far was turned away at last.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The eye which had followed him thus far was turned away at last.
windingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading At the first winding of the creek, Gilbert drew rein, with a vague, half-conscious sense of escape.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the first winding of the creek, Gilbert drew rein, with a vague, half-conscious sense of escape.
but in spite of that
From this reading The air was soft and tempered, and filled the glen like the breath of some utterly peaceful and happy creature; yet over Gilbert's heart there brooded another atmosphere than this.
