used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Reuben said: "It will be a judgment of the Lord."
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Ben stared, and nodded, and looked away, searching the northern sky above the hemlocks.
the state of being absent
From this reading Reuben darkly felt the absence of some familiar thing, something his own mind ought to supply and would not.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ben stared, and nodded, and looked away, searching the northern sky above the hemlocks.
answeringadjectiveUS /ˈænsərɪŋ/
replying
From this reading The night was serene, without complication beautiful, answering nothing.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Ben stared, and nodded, and looked away, searching the northern sky above the hemlocks.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Reuben said: "It will be a judgment of the Lord."
have
From this reading Following his gaze, Reuben lost himself a while in the wonder of open night, seeing Cassiopeia released from a last fringe of departing cloud, and the Great Bear slanting toward the North Star.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The night was serene, without complication beautiful, answering nothing.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Ben stared, and nodded, and looked away, searching the northern sky above the hemlocks.
CassiopeianounUS /ˌkʌsiəˈpiːə/
(Greek mythology) the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda
From this reading Following his gaze, Reuben lost himself a while in the wonder of open night, seeing Cassiopeia released from a last fringe of departing cloud, and the Great Bear slanting toward the North Star.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Following his gaze, Reuben lost himself a while in the wonder of open night, seeing Cassiopeia released from a last fringe of departing cloud, and the Great Bear slanting toward the North Star.
complicationnounUS /ˌkɑːmpləˈkeɪʃən/
the act or process of complicating
From this reading The night was serene, without complication beautiful, answering nothing.
darklyadverbUS /ˈdɑːrkli/
without light
From this reading Reuben darkly felt the absence of some familiar thing, something his own mind ought to supply and would not.
departingverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrtɪŋ/
-ing form of “depart” — move away from a place into another direction
From this reading Following his gaze, Reuben lost himself a while in the wonder of open night, seeing Cassiopeia released from a last fringe of departing cloud, and the Great Bear slanting toward the North Star.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Reuben darkly felt the absence of some familiar thing, something his own mind ought to supply and would not.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Reuben darkly felt the absence of some familiar thing, something his own mind ought to supply and would not.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Following his gaze, Reuben lost himself a while in the wonder of open night, seeing Cassiopeia released from a last fringe of departing cloud, and the Great Bear slanting toward the North Star.
fringenounUS /frɪndʒ/
the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading Following his gaze, Reuben lost himself a while in the wonder of open night, seeing Cassiopeia released from a last fringe of departing cloud, and the Great Bear slanting toward the North Star.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Following his gaze, Reuben lost himself a while in the wonder of open night, seeing Cassiopeia released from a last fringe of departing cloud, and the Great Bear slanting toward the North Star.
a long fixed look
From this reading Following his gaze, Reuben lost himself a while in the wonder of open night, seeing Cassiopeia released from a last fringe of departing cloud, and the Great Bear slanting toward the North Star.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Following his gaze, Reuben lost himself a while in the wonder of open night, seeing Cassiopeia released from a last fringe of departing cloud, and the Great Bear slanting toward the North Star.
hemlocks
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From this reading Ben stared, and nodded, and looked away, searching the northern sky above the hemlocks.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Following his gaze, Reuben lost himself a while in the wonder of open night, seeing Cassiopeia released from a last fringe of departing cloud, and the Great Bear slanting toward the North Star.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Following his gaze, Reuben lost himself a while in the wonder of open night, seeing Cassiopeia released from a last fringe of departing cloud, and the Great Bear slanting toward the North Star.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Following his gaze, Reuben lost himself a while in the wonder of open night, seeing Cassiopeia released from a last fringe of departing cloud, and the Great Bear slanting toward the North Star.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Reuben said: "It will be a judgment of the Lord."
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading Reuben said: "It will be a judgment of the Lord."
immediately past
From this reading Following his gaze, Reuben lost himself a while in the wonder of open night, seeing Cassiopeia released from a last fringe of departing cloud, and the Great Bear slanting toward the North Star.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Ben stared, and nodded, and looked away, searching the northern sky above the hemlocks.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Reuben said: "It will be a judgment of the Lord."
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Following his gaze, Reuben lost himself a while in the wonder of open night, seeing Cassiopeia released from a last fringe of departing cloud, and the Great Bear slanting toward the North Star.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Reuben darkly felt the absence of some familiar thing, something his own mind ought to supply and would not.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Following his gaze, Reuben lost himself a while in the wonder of open night, seeing Cassiopeia released from a last fringe of departing cloud, and the Great Bear slanting toward the North Star.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Ben stared, and nodded, and looked away, searching the northern sky above the hemlocks.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Following his gaze, Reuben lost himself a while in the wonder of open night, seeing Cassiopeia released from a last fringe of departing cloud, and the Great Bear slanting toward the North Star.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Ben stared, and nodded, and looked away, searching the northern sky above the hemlocks.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Reuben darkly felt the absence of some familiar thing, something his own mind ought to supply and would not.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The night was serene, without complication beautiful, answering nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Reuben said: "It will be a judgment of the Lord."
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Following his gaze, Reuben lost himself a while in the wonder of open night, seeing Cassiopeia released from a last fringe of departing cloud, and the Great Bear slanting toward the North Star.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Reuben darkly felt the absence of some familiar thing, something his own mind ought to supply and would not.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Reuben darkly felt the absence of some familiar thing, something his own mind ought to supply and would not.
releasedverbUS /riˈliːst/
past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip
From this reading Following his gaze, Reuben lost himself a while in the wonder of open night, seeing Cassiopeia released from a last fringe of departing cloud, and the Great Bear slanting toward the North Star.
ReubennounUS /ˈruːbən/
(Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel
From this reading Reuben said: "It will be a judgment of the Lord."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Reuben said: "It will be a judgment of the Lord."
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading Ben stared, and nodded, and looked away, searching the northern sky above the hemlocks.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Following his gaze, Reuben lost himself a while in the wonder of open night, seeing Cassiopeia released from a last fringe of departing cloud, and the Great Bear slanting toward the North Star.
sereneadjectiveUS /sərˈiːn/
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading The night was serene, without complication beautiful, answering nothing.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Ben stared, and nodded, and looked away, searching the northern sky above the hemlocks.
slantingadjectiveUS /ˈslæntɪŋ/
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading Following his gaze, Reuben lost himself a while in the wonder of open night, seeing Cassiopeia released from a last fringe of departing cloud, and the Great Bear slanting toward the North Star.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Reuben darkly felt the absence of some familiar thing, something his own mind ought to supply and would not.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Reuben darkly felt the absence of some familiar thing, something his own mind ought to supply and would not.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Following his gaze, Reuben lost himself a while in the wonder of open night, seeing Cassiopeia released from a last fringe of departing cloud, and the Great Bear slanting toward the North Star.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Ben stared, and nodded, and looked away, searching the northern sky above the hemlocks.
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Reuben darkly felt the absence of some familiar thing, something his own mind ought to supply and would not.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Reuben said: "It will be a judgment of the Lord."
a special situation
From this reading Reuben darkly felt the absence of some familiar thing, something his own mind ought to supply and would not.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Reuben darkly felt the absence of some familiar thing, something his own mind ought to supply and would not.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Following his gaze, Reuben lost himself a while in the wonder of open night, seeing Cassiopeia released from a last fringe of departing cloud, and the Great Bear slanting toward the North Star.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was serene, without complication beautiful, answering nothing.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Following his gaze, Reuben lost himself a while in the wonder of open night, seeing Cassiopeia released from a last fringe of departing cloud, and the Great Bear slanting toward the North Star.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Reuben said: "It will be a judgment of the Lord."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The night was serene, without complication beautiful, answering nothing.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Following his gaze, Reuben lost himself a while in the wonder of open night, seeing Cassiopeia released from a last fringe of departing cloud, and the Great Bear slanting toward the North Star.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Reuben darkly felt the absence of some familiar thing, something his own mind ought to supply and would not.
