used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All the air was filled with soft, downy fibers, which flitted over the prairie like the tiniest fairy sails and, in a little while, sank lightly among the waving grasses.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading All the air was filled with soft, downy fibers, which flitted over the prairie like the tiniest fairy sails and, in a little while, sank lightly among the waving grasses.
(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 All the air was filled with soft, downy fibers, which flitted over the prairie like the tiniest fairy sails and, in a little while, sank lightly among the waving grasses.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading All the air was filled with soft, downy fibers, which flitted over the prairie like the tiniest fairy sails and, in a little while, sank lightly among the waving grasses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the air was filled with soft, downy fibers, which flitted over the prairie like the tiniest fairy sails and, in a little while, sank lightly among the waving grasses.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I shall not go back to the Southland until I have found her."
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "I cannot give up my beautiful maiden," sighed South Breeze.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading "I cannot give up my beautiful maiden," sighed South Breeze.
cannot
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From this reading "I cannot give up my beautiful maiden," sighed South Breeze.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Shawondasee closed his eyes for a moment, and when he opened them, lo! the prairie maiden had vanished.
downyadjectiveUS /ˈdaʊni/
like down or as soft as down
From this reading All the air was filled with soft, downy fibers, which flitted over the prairie like the tiniest fairy sails and, in a little while, sank lightly among the waving grasses.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Shawondasee closed his eyes for a moment, and when he opened them, lo! the prairie maiden had vanished.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading All the air was filled with soft, downy fibers, which flitted over the prairie like the tiniest fairy sails and, in a little while, sank lightly among the waving grasses.
fibersnounUS /ˈfaɪbərz/
plural of “fiber” — a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
From this reading All the air was filled with soft, downy fibers, which flitted over the prairie like the tiniest fairy sails and, in a little while, sank lightly among the waving grasses.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading All the air was filled with soft, downy fibers, which flitted over the prairie like the tiniest fairy sails and, in a little while, sank lightly among the waving grasses.
flitted
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From this reading All the air was filled with soft, downy fibers, which flitted over the prairie like the tiniest fairy sails and, in a little while, sank lightly among the waving grasses.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Shawondasee closed his eyes for a moment, and when he opened them, lo! the prairie maiden had vanished.
set up or found
From this reading "I shall not go back to the Southland until I have found her."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I cannot give up my beautiful maiden," sighed South Breeze.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I shall not go back to the Southland until I have found her."
grassesnounUS /ˈɡræsəz/
plural of “grass” — narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
From this reading All the air was filled with soft, downy fibers, which flitted over the prairie like the tiniest fairy sails and, in a little while, sank lightly among the waving grasses.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Shawondasee closed his eyes for a moment, and when he opened them, lo! the prairie maiden had vanished.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Suddenly the strangest thing happened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I shall not go back to the Southland until I have found her."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Shawondasee closed his eyes for a moment, and when he opened them, lo! the prairie maiden had vanished.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I shall not go back to the Southland until I have found her."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Shawondasee closed his eyes for a moment, and when he opened them, lo! the prairie maiden had vanished.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I cannot give up my beautiful maiden," sighed South Breeze.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the air was filled with soft, downy fibers, which flitted over the prairie like the tiniest fairy sails and, in a little while, sank lightly among the waving grasses.
without good reason
From this reading All the air was filled with soft, downy fibers, which flitted over the prairie like the tiniest fairy sails and, in a little while, sank lightly among the waving grasses.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading All the air was filled with soft, downy fibers, which flitted over the prairie like the tiniest fairy sails and, in a little while, sank lightly among the waving grasses.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading All the air was filled with soft, downy fibers, which flitted over the prairie like the tiniest fairy sails and, in a little while, sank lightly among the waving grasses.
lo
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From this reading Shawondasee closed his eyes for a moment, and when he opened them, lo! the prairie maiden had vanished.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading Shawondasee closed his eyes for a moment, and when he opened them, lo! the prairie maiden had vanished.
a particular point in time
From this reading Shawondasee closed his eyes for a moment, and when he opened them, lo! the prairie maiden had vanished.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I cannot give up my beautiful maiden," sighed South Breeze.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I shall not go back to the Southland until I have found her."
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Shawondasee closed his eyes for a moment, and when he opened them, lo! the prairie maiden had vanished.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading All the air was filled with soft, downy fibers, which flitted over the prairie like the tiniest fairy sails and, in a little while, sank lightly among the waving grasses.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading All the air was filled with soft, downy fibers, which flitted over the prairie like the tiniest fairy sails and, in a little while, sank lightly among the waving grasses.
sailsnounUS /seɪlz/
plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
From this reading All the air was filled with soft, downy fibers, which flitted over the prairie like the tiniest fairy sails and, in a little while, sank lightly among the waving grasses.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading All the air was filled with soft, downy fibers, which flitted over the prairie like the tiniest fairy sails and, in a little while, sank lightly among the waving grasses.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall not go back to the Southland until I have found her."
Shawondasee
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From this reading Shawondasee closed his eyes for a moment, and when he opened them, lo! the prairie maiden had vanished.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "I cannot give up my beautiful maiden," sighed South Breeze.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading All the air was filled with soft, downy fibers, which flitted over the prairie like the tiniest fairy sails and, in a little while, sank lightly among the waving grasses.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "I cannot give up my beautiful maiden," sighed South Breeze.
SouthlandnounUS /ˈsaʊθlænd/
any region lying in or toward the south
From this reading "I shall not go back to the Southland until I have found her."
strangestadjectiveUS /ˈstreɪndʒɪst/
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Suddenly the strangest thing happened.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly the strangest thing happened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Suddenly the strangest thing happened.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Shawondasee closed his eyes for a moment, and when he opened them, lo! the prairie maiden had vanished.
a special situation
From this reading Suddenly the strangest thing happened.
tiniestadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪniəst/
superlative of “tiny” — very small
From this reading All the air was filled with soft, downy fibers, which flitted over the prairie like the tiniest fairy sails and, in a little while, sank lightly among the waving grasses.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I shall not go back to the Southland until I have found her."
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "I shall not go back to the Southland until I have found her."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I cannot give up my beautiful maiden," sighed South Breeze.
having passed out of existence
From this reading Shawondasee closed his eyes for a moment, and when he opened them, lo! the prairie maiden had vanished.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the air was filled with soft, downy fibers, which flitted over the prairie like the tiniest fairy sails and, in a little while, sank lightly among the waving grasses.
wavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading All the air was filled with soft, downy fibers, which flitted over the prairie like the tiniest fairy sails and, in a little while, sank lightly among the waving grasses.
at the time that
From this reading Shawondasee closed his eyes for a moment, and when he opened them, lo! the prairie maiden had vanished.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All the air was filled with soft, downy fibers, which flitted over the prairie like the tiniest fairy sails and, in a little while, sank lightly among the waving grasses.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading All the air was filled with soft, downy fibers, which flitted over the prairie like the tiniest fairy sails and, in a little while, sank lightly among the waving grasses.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All the air was filled with soft, downy fibers, which flitted over the prairie like the tiniest fairy sails and, in a little while, sank lightly among the waving grasses.
