used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FACE IN THE NIGHT When Johnny left the igloo of the native girl he made his way directly up the hill for a distance of a hundred yards.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That it was an old one and somewhat out of repair was testified to by the fact that light came streaming through many a crevice between the stones.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, turning, he took three steps to the right and found himself facing the entrance to a second stone igloo.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What he saw as he peered within would have made John Barleycorn turn green with envy.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Keeping well away from the entrance, Johnny took his place near one of these crevices.
Barleycornnoun
a grain of barley
From this reading What he saw as he peered within would have made John Barleycorn turn green with envy.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading That it was an old one and somewhat out of repair was testified to by the fact that light came streaming through many a crevice between the stones.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That it was an old one and somewhat out of repair was testified to by the fact that light came streaming through many a crevice between the stones.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading That it was an old one and somewhat out of repair was testified to by the fact that light came streaming through many a crevice between the stones.
crevicenounUS /ˈkrevəs/
a long narrow depression in a surface
From this reading That it was an old one and somewhat out of repair was testified to by the fact that light came streaming through many a crevice between the stones.
crevicesnounUS /ˈkrevəsɪz/
plural of “crevice” — a long narrow depression in a surface
From this reading Keeping well away from the entrance, Johnny took his place near one of these crevices.
without deviation
From this reading A FACE IN THE NIGHT When Johnny left the igloo of the native girl he made his way directly up the hill for a distance of a hundred yards.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading A FACE IN THE NIGHT When Johnny left the igloo of the native girl he made his way directly up the hill for a distance of a hundred yards.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading Then, turning, he took three steps to the right and found himself facing the entrance to a second stone igloo.
envynounUS /ˈenvi/
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading What he saw as he peered within would have made John Barleycorn turn green with envy.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A FACE IN THE NIGHT When Johnny left the igloo of the native girl he made his way directly up the hill for a distance of a hundred yards.
facingnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading Then, turning, he took three steps to the right and found himself facing the entrance to a second stone igloo.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading That it was an old one and somewhat out of repair was testified to by the fact that light came streaming through many a crevice between the stones.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A FACE IN THE NIGHT When Johnny left the igloo of the native girl he made his way directly up the hill for a distance of a hundred yards.
set up or found
From this reading Then, turning, he took three steps to the right and found himself facing the entrance to a second stone igloo.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Keeping well away from the entrance, Johnny took his place near one of these crevices.
a young female
From this reading A FACE IN THE NIGHT When Johnny left the igloo of the native girl he made his way directly up the hill for a distance of a hundred yards.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading What he saw as he peered within would have made John Barleycorn turn green with envy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What he saw as he peered within would have made John Barleycorn turn green with envy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A FACE IN THE NIGHT When Johnny left the igloo of the native girl he made his way directly up the hill for a distance of a hundred yards.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading A FACE IN THE NIGHT When Johnny left the igloo of the native girl he made his way directly up the hill for a distance of a hundred yards.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then, turning, he took three steps to the right and found himself facing the entrance to a second stone igloo.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A FACE IN THE NIGHT When Johnny left the igloo of the native girl he made his way directly up the hill for a distance of a hundred yards.
ten 10s
From this reading A FACE IN THE NIGHT When Johnny left the igloo of the native girl he made his way directly up the hill for a distance of a hundred yards.
igloonounUS /ˈɪɡluː/
an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
From this reading A FACE IN THE NIGHT When Johnny left the igloo of the native girl he made his way directly up the hill for a distance of a hundred yards.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A FACE IN THE NIGHT When Johnny left the igloo of the native girl he made his way directly up the hill for a distance of a hundred yards.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That it was an old one and somewhat out of repair was testified to by the fact that light came streaming through many a crevice between the stones.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading What he saw as he peered within would have made John Barleycorn turn green with envy.
JohnnynounUS /ˈdʒɑːni/
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading A FACE IN THE NIGHT When Johnny left the igloo of the native girl he made his way directly up the hill for a distance of a hundred yards.
conformity or harmony
From this reading Keeping well away from the entrance, Johnny took his place near one of these crevices.
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 A FACE IN THE NIGHT When Johnny left the igloo of the native girl he made his way directly up the hill for a distance of a hundred yards.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading That it was an old one and somewhat out of repair was testified to by the fact that light came streaming through many a crevice between the stones.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A FACE IN THE NIGHT When Johnny left the igloo of the native girl he made his way directly up the hill for a distance of a hundred yards.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading That it was an old one and somewhat out of repair was testified to by the fact that light came streaming through many a crevice between the stones.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading A FACE IN THE NIGHT When Johnny left the igloo of the native girl he made his way directly up the hill for a distance of a hundred yards.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Keeping well away from the entrance, Johnny took his place near one of these crevices.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A FACE IN THE NIGHT When Johnny left the igloo of the native girl he made his way directly up the hill for a distance of a hundred yards.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FACE IN THE NIGHT When Johnny left the igloo of the native girl he made his way directly up the hill for a distance of a hundred yards.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading That it was an old one and somewhat out of repair was testified to by the fact that light came streaming through many a crevice between the stones.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That it was an old one and somewhat out of repair was testified to by the fact that light came streaming through many a crevice between the stones.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading That it was an old one and somewhat out of repair was testified to by the fact that light came streaming through many a crevice between the stones.
peeredverbUS /pɪrd/
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading What he saw as he peered within would have made John Barleycorn turn green with envy.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Keeping well away from the entrance, Johnny took his place near one of these crevices.
repairnounUS /rɪˈper/
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading That it was an old one and somewhat out of repair was testified to by the fact that light came streaming through many a crevice between the stones.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Then, turning, he took three steps to the right and found himself facing the entrance to a second stone igloo.
cut with a saw
From this reading What he saw as he peered within would have made John Barleycorn turn green with envy.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Then, turning, he took three steps to the right and found himself facing the entrance to a second stone igloo.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading That it was an old one and somewhat out of repair was testified to by the fact that light came streaming through many a crevice between the stones.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Then, turning, he took three steps to the right and found himself facing the entrance to a second stone igloo.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Then, turning, he took three steps to the right and found himself facing the entrance to a second stone igloo.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading That it was an old one and somewhat out of repair was testified to by the fact that light came streaming through many a crevice between the stones.
streamingadjectiveUS /ˈstriːmɪŋ/
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading That it was an old one and somewhat out of repair was testified to by the fact that light came streaming through many a crevice between the stones.
testifiedverbUS /ˈtestəfaɪd/
inflected form of “testify” — give testimony in a court of law
From this reading That it was an old one and somewhat out of repair was testified to by the fact that light came streaming through many a crevice between the stones.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That it was an old one and somewhat out of repair was testified to by the fact that light came streaming through many a crevice between the stones.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FACE IN THE NIGHT When Johnny left the igloo of the native girl he made his way directly up the hill for a distance of a hundred yards.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, turning, he took three steps to the right and found himself facing the entrance to a second stone igloo.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Keeping well away from the entrance, Johnny took his place near one of these crevices.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Then, turning, he took three steps to the right and found himself facing the entrance to a second stone igloo.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading That it was an old one and somewhat out of repair was testified to by the fact that light came streaming through many a crevice between the stones.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, turning, he took three steps to the right and found himself facing the entrance to a second stone igloo.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Then, turning, he took three steps to the right and found himself facing the entrance to a second stone igloo.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading What he saw as he peered within would have made John Barleycorn turn green with envy.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Then, turning, he took three steps to the right and found himself facing the entrance to a second stone igloo.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A FACE IN THE NIGHT When Johnny left the igloo of the native girl he made his way directly up the hill for a distance of a hundred yards.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That it was an old one and somewhat out of repair was testified to by the fact that light came streaming through many a crevice between the stones.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A FACE IN THE NIGHT When Johnny left the igloo of the native girl he made his way directly up the hill for a distance of a hundred yards.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Keeping well away from the entrance, Johnny took his place near one of these crevices.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What he saw as he peered within would have made John Barleycorn turn green with envy.
at the time that
From this reading A FACE IN THE NIGHT When Johnny left the igloo of the native girl he made his way directly up the hill for a distance of a hundred yards.
in the company of; together with
From this reading What he saw as he peered within would have made John Barleycorn turn green with envy.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading What he saw as he peered within would have made John Barleycorn turn green with envy.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What he saw as he peered within would have made John Barleycorn turn green with envy.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading A FACE IN THE NIGHT When Johnny left the igloo of the native girl he made his way directly up the hill for a distance of a hundred yards.
