used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The warm spring-like day, coming in mid-winter, delighted Robledo as he left his hotel after a hurried breakfast.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The warm spring-like day, coming in mid-winter, delighted Robledo as he left his hotel after a hurried breakfast.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading “It’s good to be alive this morning,” he thought, as he wandered through the _Bois_ feasting his eyes on the olive-browns of its winter coloring.
(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 And all the while he had been sleeping and eating, a filmy, sun-saturated mist had been hovering, a golden caress, over Paris....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was late and the waiters, the only occupants of the dining room, had not proved inspiring company.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The warm spring-like day, coming in mid-winter, delighted Robledo as he left his hotel after a hurried breakfast.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At dusk he made his way back to the _Boulevards_.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading At dusk he made his way back to the _Boulevards_.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It’s good to be alive this morning,” he thought, as he wandered through the _Bois_ feasting his eyes on the olive-browns of its winter coloring.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And all the while he had been sleeping and eating, a filmy, sun-saturated mist had been hovering, a golden caress, over Paris....
Bois
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From this reading “It’s good to be alive this morning,” he thought, as he wandered through the _Bois_ feasting his eyes on the olive-browns of its winter coloring.
BoulevardsnounUS /ˈbʊləvɑːrdz/
plural of “boulevard” — a wide street or thoroughfare
From this reading At dusk he made his way back to the _Boulevards_.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The warm spring-like day, coming in mid-winter, delighted Robledo as he left his hotel after a hurried breakfast.
caressnounUS /kərˈes/
a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)
From this reading And all the while he had been sleeping and eating, a filmy, sun-saturated mist had been hovering, a golden caress, over Paris....
coloringnounUS /ˈkʌlərɪŋ/
a digestible substance used to give color to food
From this reading “It’s good to be alive this morning,” he thought, as he wandered through the _Bois_ feasting his eyes on the olive-browns of its winter coloring.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The warm spring-like day, coming in mid-winter, delighted Robledo as he left his hotel after a hurried breakfast.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading It was late and the waiters, the only occupants of the dining room, had not proved inspiring company.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The warm spring-like day, coming in mid-winter, delighted Robledo as he left his hotel after a hurried breakfast.
greatly pleased
From this reading The warm spring-like day, coming in mid-winter, delighted Robledo as he left his hotel after a hurried breakfast.
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading It was late and the waiters, the only occupants of the dining room, had not proved inspiring company.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading At dusk he made his way back to the _Boulevards_.
the act of consuming food
From this reading And all the while he had been sleeping and eating, a filmy, sun-saturated mist had been hovering, a golden caress, over Paris....
opinion or judgment
From this reading “It’s good to be alive this morning,” he thought, as he wandered through the _Bois_ feasting his eyes on the olive-browns of its winter coloring.
feastingnounUS /ˈfiːstɪŋ/
eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)
From this reading “It’s good to be alive this morning,” he thought, as he wandered through the _Bois_ feasting his eyes on the olive-browns of its winter coloring.
filmyadjective
so thin as to transmit light
From this reading And all the while he had been sleeping and eating, a filmy, sun-saturated mist had been hovering, a golden caress, over Paris....
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading And all the while he had been sleeping and eating, a filmy, sun-saturated mist had been hovering, a golden caress, over Paris....
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “It’s good to be alive this morning,” he thought, as he wandered through the _Bois_ feasting his eyes on the olive-browns of its winter coloring.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was late and the waiters, the only occupants of the dining room, had not proved inspiring company.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The warm spring-like day, coming in mid-winter, delighted Robledo as he left his hotel after a hurried breakfast.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The warm spring-like day, coming in mid-winter, delighted Robledo as he left his hotel after a hurried breakfast.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading The warm spring-like day, coming in mid-winter, delighted Robledo as he left his hotel after a hurried breakfast.
hoveringverbUS /ˈhʌvərɪŋ/
-ing form of “hover” — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
From this reading And all the while he had been sleeping and eating, a filmy, sun-saturated mist had been hovering, a golden caress, over Paris....
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading The warm spring-like day, coming in mid-winter, delighted Robledo as he left his hotel after a hurried breakfast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The warm spring-like day, coming in mid-winter, delighted Robledo as he left his hotel after a hurried breakfast.
inspiringadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪrɪŋ/
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
From this reading It was late and the waiters, the only occupants of the dining room, had not proved inspiring company.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late and the waiters, the only occupants of the dining room, had not proved inspiring company.
It's
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From this reading “It’s good to be alive this morning,” he thought, as he wandered through the _Bois_ feasting his eyes on the olive-browns of its winter coloring.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “It’s good to be alive this morning,” he thought, as he wandered through the _Bois_ feasting his eyes on the olive-browns of its winter coloring.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It was late and the waiters, the only occupants of the dining room, had not proved inspiring company.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The warm spring-like day, coming in mid-winter, delighted Robledo as he left his hotel after a hurried breakfast.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At dusk he made his way back to the _Boulevards_.
mid-winter
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From this reading The warm spring-like day, coming in mid-winter, delighted Robledo as he left his hotel after a hurried breakfast.
become covered with mist
From this reading And all the while he had been sleeping and eating, a filmy, sun-saturated mist had been hovering, a golden caress, over Paris....
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “It’s good to be alive this morning,” he thought, as he wandered through the _Bois_ feasting his eyes on the olive-browns of its winter coloring.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was late and the waiters, the only occupants of the dining room, had not proved inspiring company.
occupantsnounUS /ˈɑːkjəpənts/
plural of “occupant” — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
From this reading It was late and the waiters, the only occupants of the dining room, had not proved inspiring company.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was late and the waiters, the only occupants of the dining room, had not proved inspiring company.
olive-browns
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From this reading “It’s good to be alive this morning,” he thought, as he wandered through the _Bois_ feasting his eyes on the olive-browns of its winter coloring.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “It’s good to be alive this morning,” he thought, as he wandered through the _Bois_ feasting his eyes on the olive-browns of its winter coloring.
and nothing more
From this reading It was late and the waiters, the only occupants of the dining room, had not proved inspiring company.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And all the while he had been sleeping and eating, a filmy, sun-saturated mist had been hovering, a golden caress, over Paris....
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading And all the while he had been sleeping and eating, a filmy, sun-saturated mist had been hovering, a golden caress, over Paris....
established beyond doubt
From this reading It was late and the waiters, the only occupants of the dining room, had not proved inspiring company.
Robledo
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From this reading The warm spring-like day, coming in mid-winter, delighted Robledo as he left his hotel after a hurried breakfast.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It was late and the waiters, the only occupants of the dining room, had not proved inspiring company.
the state of being asleep
From this reading And all the while he had been sleeping and eating, a filmy, sun-saturated mist had been hovering, a golden caress, over Paris....
spring-like
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From this reading The warm spring-like day, coming in mid-winter, delighted Robledo as he left his hotel after a hurried breakfast.
sun-saturated
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From this reading And all the while he had been sleeping and eating, a filmy, sun-saturated mist had been hovering, a golden caress, over Paris....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The warm spring-like day, coming in mid-winter, delighted Robledo as he left his hotel after a hurried breakfast.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “It’s good to be alive this morning,” he thought, as he wandered through the _Bois_ feasting his eyes on the olive-browns of its winter coloring.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “It’s good to be alive this morning,” he thought, as he wandered through the _Bois_ feasting his eyes on the olive-browns of its winter coloring.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “It’s good to be alive this morning,” he thought, as he wandered through the _Bois_ feasting his eyes on the olive-browns of its winter coloring.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’s good to be alive this morning,” he thought, as he wandered through the _Bois_ feasting his eyes on the olive-browns of its winter coloring.
waitersnounUS /ˈweɪtərz/
plural of “waiter” — a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading It was late and the waiters, the only occupants of the dining room, had not proved inspiring company.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “It’s good to be alive this morning,” he thought, as he wandered through the _Bois_ feasting his eyes on the olive-browns of its winter coloring.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The warm spring-like day, coming in mid-winter, delighted Robledo as he left his hotel after a hurried breakfast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was late and the waiters, the only occupants of the dining room, had not proved inspiring company.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading At dusk he made his way back to the _Boulevards_.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And all the while he had been sleeping and eating, a filmy, sun-saturated mist had been hovering, a golden caress, over Paris....
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “It’s good to be alive this morning,” he thought, as he wandered through the _Bois_ feasting his eyes on the olive-browns of its winter coloring.
