(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 The wind lulled the child to sleep, the wind wakened him, the wind sang to him all day long, dashed playful raindrops in his upturned face and whispered to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wind lulled the child to sleep, the wind wakened him, the wind sang to him all day long, dashed playful raindrops in his upturned face and whispered to him.
blusteringly
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From this reading This variable, coquettish wind of tones so infinitely tender, of shrieks so blusteringly loud.
a young person of either sex
From this reading The wind lulled the child to sleep, the wind wakened him, the wind sang to him all day long, dashed playful raindrops in his upturned face and whispered to him.
coquettishadjective
like a coquette
From this reading This variable, coquettish wind of tones so infinitely tender, of shrieks so blusteringly loud.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He listened to it in the sombre darkness of the night.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading The wind lulled the child to sleep, the wind wakened him, the wind sang to him all day long, dashed playful raindrops in his upturned face and whispered to him.
the first light of day
From this reading He listened to it in the dawn.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The wind lulled the child to sleep, the wind wakened him, the wind sang to him all day long, dashed playful raindrops in his upturned face and whispered to him.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The wind lulled the child to sleep, the wind wakened him, the wind sang to him all day long, dashed playful raindrops in his upturned face and whispered to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He listened to it in the dawn.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The wind lulled the child to sleep, the wind wakened him, the wind sang to him all day long, dashed playful raindrops in his upturned face and whispered to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The wind lulled the child to sleep, the wind wakened him, the wind sang to him all day long, dashed playful raindrops in his upturned face and whispered to him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wind lulled the child to sleep, the wind wakened him, the wind sang to him all day long, dashed playful raindrops in his upturned face and whispered to him.
infinitelyadverbUS /ˈɪnfənətli/
without bounds
From this reading This variable, coquettish wind of tones so infinitely tender, of shrieks so blusteringly loud.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it was the wind, then, that was his mother.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading He listened to it in the dawn.
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 wind lulled the child to sleep, the wind wakened him, the wind sang to him all day long, dashed playful raindrops in his upturned face and whispered to him.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading This variable, coquettish wind of tones so infinitely tender, of shrieks so blusteringly loud.
lulledverbUS /lʌld/
past form of “lull” — calm by deception
From this reading The wind lulled the child to sleep, the wind wakened him, the wind sang to him all day long, dashed playful raindrops in his upturned face and whispered to him.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Perhaps it was the wind, then, that was his mother.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He listened to it in the sombre darkness of the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This variable, coquettish wind of tones so infinitely tender, of shrieks so blusteringly loud.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps it was the wind, then, that was his mother.
playfuladjectiveUS /ˈpleɪfəl/
full of fun and high spirits
From this reading The wind lulled the child to sleep, the wind wakened him, the wind sang to him all day long, dashed playful raindrops in his upturned face and whispered to him.
raindropsnounUS /ˈreɪndrɑːps/
plural of “raindrop” — a drop of rain
From this reading The wind lulled the child to sleep, the wind wakened him, the wind sang to him all day long, dashed playful raindrops in his upturned face and whispered to him.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading The wind lulled the child to sleep, the wind wakened him, the wind sang to him all day long, dashed playful raindrops in his upturned face and whispered to him.
shrieksnounUS /ʃriːks/
plural of “shriek” — sharp piercing cry
From this reading This variable, coquettish wind of tones so infinitely tender, of shrieks so blusteringly loud.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The wind lulled the child to sleep, the wind wakened him, the wind sang to him all day long, dashed playful raindrops in his upturned face and whispered to him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This variable, coquettish wind of tones so infinitely tender, of shrieks so blusteringly loud.
sombreadjective
lacking brightness or color; dull
From this reading He listened to it in the sombre darkness of the night.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading This variable, coquettish wind of tones so infinitely tender, of shrieks so blusteringly loud.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps it was the wind, then, that was his mother.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wind lulled the child to sleep, the wind wakened him, the wind sang to him all day long, dashed playful raindrops in his upturned face and whispered to him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Perhaps it was the wind, then, that was his mother.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This variable, coquettish wind of tones so infinitely tender, of shrieks so blusteringly loud.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wind lulled the child to sleep, the wind wakened him, the wind sang to him all day long, dashed playful raindrops in his upturned face and whispered to him.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading This variable, coquettish wind of tones so infinitely tender, of shrieks so blusteringly loud.
upturnedadjective
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
From this reading The wind lulled the child to sleep, the wind wakened him, the wind sang to him all day long, dashed playful raindrops in his upturned face and whispered to him.
variableadjectiveUS /ˈveriəbəl/
liable to or capable of change
From this reading This variable, coquettish wind of tones so infinitely tender, of shrieks so blusteringly loud.
wakened
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From this reading The wind lulled the child to sleep, the wind wakened him, the wind sang to him all day long, dashed playful raindrops in his upturned face and whispered to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps it was the wind, then, that was his mother.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading The wind lulled the child to sleep, the wind wakened him, the wind sang to him all day long, dashed playful raindrops in his upturned face and whispered to him.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind lulled the child to sleep, the wind wakened him, the wind sang to him all day long, dashed playful raindrops in his upturned face and whispered to him.
