used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the cave's entrance there was a fringe of long icicles hanging like sword blades from the bare rock.
Aasta
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From this reading Aasta was gone; even the wolf Lufa was no longer there, and the fire was dead out.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Early on the following morning, which was the last of the year, Elspeth Blackfell awoke to find herself alone in the cave.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aasta was gone; even the wolf Lufa was no longer there, and the fire was dead out.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The water in the well at the far end of the cave was turned to solid ice.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Early on the following morning, which was the last of the year, Elspeth Blackfell awoke to find herself alone in the cave.
completely unclothed
From this reading At the cave's entrance there was a fringe of long icicles hanging like sword blades from the bare rock.
Blackfell
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From this reading Early on the following morning, which was the last of the year, Elspeth Blackfell awoke to find herself alone in the cave.
bladesnounUS /bleɪdz/
plural of “blade” — especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading At the cave's entrance there was a fringe of long icicles hanging like sword blades from the bare rock.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading Early on the following morning, which was the last of the year, Elspeth Blackfell awoke to find herself alone in the cave.
cave'snounUS /keɪvz/
possessive form of “cave” — a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading At the cave's entrance there was a fringe of long icicles hanging like sword blades from the bare rock.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Aasta was gone; even the wolf Lufa was no longer there, and the fire was dead out.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Elspeth with some difficulty kindled the hard dry peats, and went to put some water into the pot to make porridge.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Elspeth with some difficulty kindled the hard dry peats, and went to put some water into the pot to make porridge.
EarlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early on the following morning, which was the last of the year, Elspeth Blackfell awoke to find herself alone in the cave.
Elspeth
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From this reading Early on the following morning, which was the last of the year, Elspeth Blackfell awoke to find herself alone in the cave.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The water in the well at the far end of the cave was turned to solid ice.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading At the cave's entrance there was a fringe of long icicles hanging like sword blades from the bare rock.
divisible by two
From this reading Aasta was gone; even the wolf Lufa was no longer there, and the fire was dead out.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The water in the well at the far end of the cave was turned to solid ice.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Early on the following morning, which was the last of the year, Elspeth Blackfell awoke to find herself alone in the cave.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Aasta was gone; even the wolf Lufa was no longer there, and the fire was dead out.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Early on the following morning, which was the last of the year, Elspeth Blackfell awoke to find herself alone in the cave.
fringenounUS /frɪndʒ/
the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading At the cave's entrance there was a fringe of long icicles hanging like sword blades from the bare rock.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the cave's entrance there was a fringe of long icicles hanging like sword blades from the bare rock.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Aasta was gone; even the wolf Lufa was no longer there, and the fire was dead out.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading At the cave's entrance there was a fringe of long icicles hanging like sword blades from the bare rock.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Elspeth with some difficulty kindled the hard dry peats, and went to put some water into the pot to make porridge.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Early on the following morning, which was the last of the year, Elspeth Blackfell awoke to find herself alone in the cave.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading The water in the well at the far end of the cave was turned to solid ice.
iciclesnounUS /ˈaɪsɪkəlz/
plural of “icicle” — ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water
From this reading At the cave's entrance there was a fringe of long icicles hanging like sword blades from the bare rock.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Early on the following morning, which was the last of the year, Elspeth Blackfell awoke to find herself alone in the cave.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Elspeth with some difficulty kindled the hard dry peats, and went to put some water into the pot to make porridge.
kindledadjectiveUS /ˈkɪndəld/
set afire
From this reading Elspeth with some difficulty kindled the hard dry peats, and went to put some water into the pot to make porridge.
immediately past
From this reading Early on the following morning, which was the last of the year, Elspeth Blackfell awoke to find herself alone in the cave.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading At the cave's entrance there was a fringe of long icicles hanging like sword blades from the bare rock.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading At the cave's entrance there was a fringe of long icicles hanging like sword blades from the bare rock.
for more time
From this reading Aasta was gone; even the wolf Lufa was no longer there, and the fire was dead out.
Lufa
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From this reading Aasta was gone; even the wolf Lufa was no longer there, and the fire was dead out.
engage in
From this reading Elspeth with some difficulty kindled the hard dry peats, and went to put some water into the pot to make porridge.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Early on the following morning, which was the last of the year, Elspeth Blackfell awoke to find herself alone in the cave.
not any; not one
From this reading Aasta was gone; even the wolf Lufa was no longer there, and the fire was dead out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Early on the following morning, which was the last of the year, Elspeth Blackfell awoke to find herself alone in the cave.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Early on the following morning, which was the last of the year, Elspeth Blackfell awoke to find herself alone in the cave.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Aasta was gone; even the wolf Lufa was no longer there, and the fire was dead out.
peats
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From this reading Elspeth with some difficulty kindled the hard dry peats, and went to put some water into the pot to make porridge.
porridgenounUS /ˈpɔːrədʒ/
soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick
From this reading Elspeth with some difficulty kindled the hard dry peats, and went to put some water into the pot to make porridge.
potnounUS /pɑːt/
metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading Elspeth with some difficulty kindled the hard dry peats, and went to put some water into the pot to make porridge.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Elspeth with some difficulty kindled the hard dry peats, and went to put some water into the pot to make porridge.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading At the cave's entrance there was a fringe of long icicles hanging like sword blades from the bare rock.
solidadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləd/
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading The water in the well at the far end of the cave was turned to solid ice.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Elspeth with some difficulty kindled the hard dry peats, and went to put some water into the pot to make porridge.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading At the cave's entrance there was a fringe of long icicles hanging like sword blades from the bare rock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early on the following morning, which was the last of the year, Elspeth Blackfell awoke to find herself alone in the cave.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Aasta was gone; even the wolf Lufa was no longer there, and the fire was dead out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Early on the following morning, which was the last of the year, Elspeth Blackfell awoke to find herself alone in the cave.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The water in the well at the far end of the cave was turned to solid ice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Early on the following morning, which was the last of the year, Elspeth Blackfell awoke to find herself alone in the cave.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Elspeth with some difficulty kindled the hard dry peats, and went to put some water into the pot to make porridge.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The water in the well at the far end of the cave was turned to solid ice.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Elspeth with some difficulty kindled the hard dry peats, and went to put some water into the pot to make porridge.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Early on the following morning, which was the last of the year, Elspeth Blackfell awoke to find herself alone in the cave.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Elspeth with some difficulty kindled the hard dry peats, and went to put some water into the pot to make porridge.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading Aasta was gone; even the wolf Lufa was no longer there, and the fire was dead out.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Early on the following morning, which was the last of the year, Elspeth Blackfell awoke to find herself alone in the cave.
