used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The icy breath of the frozen North was in the wind, curdling your blood and turning your skin to goose-flesh; and the sky was of lead, and the streets were slippery and sloppy, and the New York pavements altogether a delusion and a snare.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Ceaselessly, dismally beat the rain against the glass.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The icy breath of the frozen North was in the wind, curdling your blood and turning your skin to goose-flesh; and the sky was of lead, and the streets were slippery and sloppy, and the New York pavements altogether a delusion and a snare.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SPIDER AND THE FLY.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading The April day had been very long, and very, very dull in the handsome Walraven Fifth Avenue palace.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Long and lamentable, as the warning cry of the banshee, wailed the dreary blast.
a line of approach
From this reading The April day had been very long, and very, very dull in the handsome Walraven Fifth Avenue palace.
bansheenounUS /bænˈʃiː/
(Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death
From this reading Long and lamentable, as the warning cry of the banshee, wailed the dreary blast.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Ceaselessly, dismally beat the rain against the glass.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The April day had been very long, and very, very dull in the handsome Walraven Fifth Avenue palace.
blastverbUS /blæst/
make a strident sound
From this reading Long and lamentable, as the warning cry of the banshee, wailed the dreary blast.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading The icy breath of the frozen North was in the wind, curdling your blood and turning your skin to goose-flesh; and the sky was of lead, and the streets were slippery and sloppy, and the New York pavements altogether a delusion and a snare.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading The icy breath of the frozen North was in the wind, curdling your blood and turning your skin to goose-flesh; and the sky was of lead, and the streets were slippery and sloppy, and the New York pavements altogether a delusion and a snare.
CeaselesslyadverbUS /ˈsiːzləsli/
with unflagging resolve
From this reading Ceaselessly, dismally beat the rain against the glass.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Long and lamentable, as the warning cry of the banshee, wailed the dreary blast.
curdlingnoun
the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
From this reading The icy breath of the frozen North was in the wind, curdling your blood and turning your skin to goose-flesh; and the sky was of lead, and the streets were slippery and sloppy, and the New York pavements altogether a delusion and a snare.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The April day had been very long, and very, very dull in the handsome Walraven Fifth Avenue palace.
delusionnounUS /dɪˈluːʒən/
(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
From this reading The icy breath of the frozen North was in the wind, curdling your blood and turning your skin to goose-flesh; and the sky was of lead, and the streets were slippery and sloppy, and the New York pavements altogether a delusion and a snare.
dismallyadverbUS /ˈdɪzməli/
in a cheerless manner
From this reading Ceaselessly, dismally beat the rain against the glass.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading Long and lamentable, as the warning cry of the banshee, wailed the dreary blast.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading The April day had been very long, and very, very dull in the handsome Walraven Fifth Avenue palace.
FifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading The April day had been very long, and very, very dull in the handsome Walraven Fifth Avenue palace.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading THE SPIDER AND THE FLY.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading The icy breath of the frozen North was in the wind, curdling your blood and turning your skin to goose-flesh; and the sky was of lead, and the streets were slippery and sloppy, and the New York pavements altogether a delusion and a snare.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Ceaselessly, dismally beat the rain against the glass.
goose-flesh
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From this reading The icy breath of the frozen North was in the wind, curdling your blood and turning your skin to goose-flesh; and the sky was of lead, and the streets were slippery and sloppy, and the New York pavements altogether a delusion and a snare.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The April day had been very long, and very, very dull in the handsome Walraven Fifth Avenue palace.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading The April day had been very long, and very, very dull in the handsome Walraven Fifth Avenue palace.
icyadjectiveUS /ˈaɪsi/
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading The icy breath of the frozen North was in the wind, curdling your blood and turning your skin to goose-flesh; and the sky was of lead, and the streets were slippery and sloppy, and the New York pavements altogether a delusion and a snare.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The April day had been very long, and very, very dull in the handsome Walraven Fifth Avenue palace.
lamentableadjectiveUS /ləˈmentəbəl/
bad; unfortunate
From this reading Long and lamentable, as the warning cry of the banshee, wailed the dreary blast.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading The icy breath of the frozen North was in the wind, curdling your blood and turning your skin to goose-flesh; and the sky was of lead, and the streets were slippery and sloppy, and the New York pavements altogether a delusion and a snare.
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 The April day had been very long, and very, very dull in the handsome Walraven Fifth Avenue palace.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The icy breath of the frozen North was in the wind, curdling your blood and turning your skin to goose-flesh; and the sky was of lead, and the streets were slippery and sloppy, and the New York pavements altogether a delusion and a snare.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The icy breath of the frozen North was in the wind, curdling your blood and turning your skin to goose-flesh; and the sky was of lead, and the streets were slippery and sloppy, and the New York pavements altogether a delusion and a snare.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Long and lamentable, as the warning cry of the banshee, wailed the dreary blast.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading The April day had been very long, and very, very dull in the handsome Walraven Fifth Avenue palace.
pavementsnounUS /ˈpeɪvmənts/
plural of “pavement” — the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading The icy breath of the frozen North was in the wind, curdling your blood and turning your skin to goose-flesh; and the sky was of lead, and the streets were slippery and sloppy, and the New York pavements altogether a delusion and a snare.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Ceaselessly, dismally beat the rain against the glass.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading The icy breath of the frozen North was in the wind, curdling your blood and turning your skin to goose-flesh; and the sky was of lead, and the streets were slippery and sloppy, and the New York pavements altogether a delusion and a snare.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The icy breath of the frozen North was in the wind, curdling your blood and turning your skin to goose-flesh; and the sky was of lead, and the streets were slippery and sloppy, and the New York pavements altogether a delusion and a snare.
slipperyadjectiveUS /ˈslɪpəri/
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading The icy breath of the frozen North was in the wind, curdling your blood and turning your skin to goose-flesh; and the sky was of lead, and the streets were slippery and sloppy, and the New York pavements altogether a delusion and a snare.
sloppyadjectiveUS /ˈslɑːpi/
lacking neatness or order
From this reading The icy breath of the frozen North was in the wind, curdling your blood and turning your skin to goose-flesh; and the sky was of lead, and the streets were slippery and sloppy, and the New York pavements altogether a delusion and a snare.
snarenounUS /sner/
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
From this reading The icy breath of the frozen North was in the wind, curdling your blood and turning your skin to goose-flesh; and the sky was of lead, and the streets were slippery and sloppy, and the New York pavements altogether a delusion and a snare.
SPIDERnounUS /ˈspaɪdər/
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading THE SPIDER AND THE FLY.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The icy breath of the frozen North was in the wind, curdling your blood and turning your skin to goose-flesh; and the sky was of lead, and the streets were slippery and sloppy, and the New York pavements altogether a delusion and a snare.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPIDER AND THE FLY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The icy breath of the frozen North was in the wind, curdling your blood and turning your skin to goose-flesh; and the sky was of lead, and the streets were slippery and sloppy, and the New York pavements altogether a delusion and a snare.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading The icy breath of the frozen North was in the wind, curdling your blood and turning your skin to goose-flesh; and the sky was of lead, and the streets were slippery and sloppy, and the New York pavements altogether a delusion and a snare.
precisely as stated
From this reading The April day had been very long, and very, very dull in the handsome Walraven Fifth Avenue palace.
wailedverbUS /weɪld/
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading Long and lamentable, as the warning cry of the banshee, wailed the dreary blast.
Walraven
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The April day had been very long, and very, very dull in the handsome Walraven Fifth Avenue palace.
a message informing of danger
From this reading Long and lamentable, as the warning cry of the banshee, wailed the dreary blast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The icy breath of the frozen North was in the wind, curdling your blood and turning your skin to goose-flesh; and the sky was of lead, and the streets were slippery and sloppy, and the New York pavements altogether a delusion and a snare.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The icy breath of the frozen North was in the wind, curdling your blood and turning your skin to goose-flesh; and the sky was of lead, and the streets were slippery and sloppy, and the New York pavements altogether a delusion and a snare.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The icy breath of the frozen North was in the wind, curdling your blood and turning your skin to goose-flesh; and the sky was of lead, and the streets were slippery and sloppy, and the New York pavements altogether a delusion and a snare.
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 icy breath of the frozen North was in the wind, curdling your blood and turning your skin to goose-flesh; and the sky was of lead, and the streets were slippery and sloppy, and the New York pavements altogether a delusion and a snare.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The icy breath of the frozen North was in the wind, curdling your blood and turning your skin to goose-flesh; and the sky was of lead, and the streets were slippery and sloppy, and the New York pavements altogether a delusion and a snare.
