used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A dark November afternoon--wet, and windy, and wild.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And yet Mrs. Walraven's ball was to come off to-night, and it was rather hard upon Mrs. Walraven that the elements should make a dead set at her after this fashion.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading A dark November afternoon--wet, and windy, and wild.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A dark November afternoon--wet, and windy, and wild.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The New York streets were at their worst--sloppy, slippery, and sodden; the sky lowering over those murky streets one uniform pall of inky gloom.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading A bad, desolate, blood-chilling November afternoon.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading THE WALRAVEN BALL.
blood-chilling
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From this reading A bad, desolate, blood-chilling November afternoon.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And yet Mrs. Walraven's ball was to come off to-night, and it was rather hard upon Mrs. Walraven that the elements should make a dead set at her after this fashion.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A dark November afternoon--wet, and windy, and wild.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading And yet Mrs. Walraven's ball was to come off to-night, and it was rather hard upon Mrs. Walraven that the elements should make a dead set at her after this fashion.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading A bad, desolate, blood-chilling November afternoon.
elementsnounUS /ˈeləmənts/
violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
From this reading And yet Mrs. Walraven's ball was to come off to-night, and it was rather hard upon Mrs. Walraven that the elements should make a dead set at her after this fashion.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And yet Mrs. Walraven's ball was to come off to-night, and it was rather hard upon Mrs. Walraven that the elements should make a dead set at her after this fashion.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading The New York streets were at their worst--sloppy, slippery, and sodden; the sky lowering over those murky streets one uniform pall of inky gloom.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading And yet Mrs. Walraven's ball was to come off to-night, and it was rather hard upon Mrs. Walraven that the elements should make a dead set at her after this fashion.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And yet Mrs. Walraven's ball was to come off to-night, and it was rather hard upon Mrs. Walraven that the elements should make a dead set at her after this fashion.
inkyadjectiveUS /ˈɪŋki/
of the color of black ink
From this reading The New York streets were at their worst--sloppy, slippery, and sodden; the sky lowering over those murky streets one uniform pall of inky gloom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And yet Mrs. Walraven's ball was to come off to-night, and it was rather hard upon Mrs. Walraven that the elements should make a dead set at her after this fashion.
loweringadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərɪŋ/
darkened by clouds
From this reading The New York streets were at their worst--sloppy, slippery, and sodden; the sky lowering over those murky streets one uniform pall of inky gloom.
engage in
From this reading And yet Mrs. Walraven's ball was to come off to-night, and it was rather hard upon Mrs. Walraven that the elements should make a dead set at her after this fashion.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading And yet Mrs. Walraven's ball was to come off to-night, and it was rather hard upon Mrs. Walraven that the elements should make a dead set at her after this fashion.
murkyadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrki/
(of liquids) clouded as with sediment
From this reading The New York streets were at their worst--sloppy, slippery, and sodden; the sky lowering over those murky streets one uniform pall of inky gloom.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The New York streets were at their worst--sloppy, slippery, and sodden; the sky lowering over those murky streets one uniform pall of inky gloom.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading A dark November afternoon--wet, and windy, and wild.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The New York streets were at their worst--sloppy, slippery, and sodden; the sky lowering over those murky streets one uniform pall of inky gloom.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And yet Mrs. Walraven's ball was to come off to-night, and it was rather hard upon Mrs. Walraven that the elements should make a dead set at her after this fashion.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The New York streets were at their worst--sloppy, slippery, and sodden; the sky lowering over those murky streets one uniform pall of inky gloom.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The New York streets were at their worst--sloppy, slippery, and sodden; the sky lowering over those murky streets one uniform pall of inky gloom.
pallverbUS /pɑːl/
become less interesting or attractive
From this reading The New York streets were at their worst--sloppy, slippery, and sodden; the sky lowering over those murky streets one uniform pall of inky gloom.
on the contrary
From this reading And yet Mrs. Walraven's ball was to come off to-night, and it was rather hard upon Mrs. Walraven that the elements should make a dead set at her after this fashion.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And yet Mrs. Walraven's ball was to come off to-night, and it was rather hard upon Mrs. Walraven that the elements should make a dead set at her after this fashion.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And yet Mrs. Walraven's ball was to come off to-night, and it was rather hard upon Mrs. Walraven that the elements should make a dead set at her after this fashion.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The New York streets were at their worst--sloppy, slippery, and sodden; the sky lowering over those murky streets one uniform pall of inky gloom.
slipperyadjectiveUS /ˈslɪpəri/
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading The New York streets were at their worst--sloppy, slippery, and sodden; the sky lowering over those murky streets one uniform pall of inky gloom.
sloppyadjectiveUS /ˈslɑːpi/
lacking neatness or order
From this reading The New York streets were at their worst--sloppy, slippery, and sodden; the sky lowering over those murky streets one uniform pall of inky gloom.
soddenadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːdən/
wet through and through; thoroughly wet
From this reading The New York streets were at their worst--sloppy, slippery, and sodden; the sky lowering over those murky streets one uniform pall of inky gloom.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The New York streets were at their worst--sloppy, slippery, and sodden; the sky lowering over those murky streets one uniform pall of inky gloom.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And yet Mrs. Walraven's ball was to come off to-night, and it was rather hard upon Mrs. Walraven that the elements should make a dead set at her after this fashion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WALRAVEN BALL.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The New York streets were at their worst--sloppy, slippery, and sodden; the sky lowering over those murky streets one uniform pall of inky gloom.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And yet Mrs. Walraven's ball was to come off to-night, and it was rather hard upon Mrs. Walraven that the elements should make a dead set at her after this fashion.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The New York streets were at their worst--sloppy, slippery, and sodden; the sky lowering over those murky streets one uniform pall of inky gloom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And yet Mrs. Walraven's ball was to come off to-night, and it was rather hard upon Mrs. Walraven that the elements should make a dead set at her after this fashion.
to-night
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From this reading And yet Mrs. Walraven's ball was to come off to-night, and it was rather hard upon Mrs. Walraven that the elements should make a dead set at her after this fashion.
uniformadjectiveUS /ˈjuːnəfɔːrm/
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading The New York streets were at their worst--sloppy, slippery, and sodden; the sky lowering over those murky streets one uniform pall of inky gloom.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And yet Mrs. Walraven's ball was to come off to-night, and it was rather hard upon Mrs. Walraven that the elements should make a dead set at her after this fashion.
WALRAVEN
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From this reading THE WALRAVEN BALL.
Walraven's
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From this reading And yet Mrs. Walraven's ball was to come off to-night, and it was rather hard upon Mrs. Walraven that the elements should make a dead set at her after this fashion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet Mrs. Walraven's ball was to come off to-night, and it was rather hard upon Mrs. Walraven that the elements should make a dead set at her after this fashion.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The New York streets were at their worst--sloppy, slippery, and sodden; the sky lowering over those murky streets one uniform pall of inky gloom.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading A dark November afternoon--wet, and windy, and wild.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading A dark November afternoon--wet, and windy, and wild.
windyadjectiveUS /ˈwɪndi/
abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
From this reading A dark November afternoon--wet, and windy, and wild.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading The New York streets were at their worst--sloppy, slippery, and sodden; the sky lowering over those murky streets one uniform pall of inky gloom.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet Mrs. Walraven's ball was to come off to-night, and it was rather hard upon Mrs. Walraven that the elements should make a dead set at her after this fashion.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading The New York streets were at their worst--sloppy, slippery, and sodden; the sky lowering over those murky streets one uniform pall of inky gloom.
