aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Noémi did not know what those words betokened at Michael's home.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "But I shall come back this winter"--and with those words he left her.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
betokened
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From this reading Noémi did not know what those words betokened at Michael's home.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading THE BROKEN SWORD.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I shall come back this winter"--and with those words he left her.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "But I shall come back this winter"--and with those words he left her.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Noémi did not know what those words betokened at Michael's home.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
frostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Noémi did not know what those words betokened at Michael's home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I shall come back this winter"--and with those words he left her.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Noémi did not know what those words betokened at Michael's home.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
Michael'snounUS /ˈmaɪkəlz/
possessive form of “michael” — (Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading Noémi did not know what those words betokened at Michael's home.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
nightingales
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From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Noémi did not know what those words betokened at Michael's home.
Noémi
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From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
ownerlessadjective
having no owner
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "But I shall come back this winter"--and with those words he left her.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading THE BROKEN SWORD.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BROKEN SWORD.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "But I shall come back this winter"--and with those words he left her.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "But I shall come back this winter"--and with those words he left her.
thrushesnounUS /ˈθrʌʃəz/
plural of “thrush” — candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults
From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
up to a particular time
From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
Timar
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Noémi did not know what those words betokened at Michael's home.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading "But I shall come back this winter"--and with those words he left her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
the words that are spoken
From this reading "But I shall come back this winter"--and with those words he left her.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
