used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was pale and red in succession ten times in a moment.
absorbedadjectiveUS /əbˈzɔːrbd/
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
(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 He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He came back harassed and impatient, eaten up with disquietude and suspense.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He came back harassed and impatient, eaten up with disquietude and suspense.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
brightnessnounUS /ˈbraɪtnəs/
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Theo came home neither late nor early; neither in joy nor in despair.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Theo came home neither late nor early; neither in joy nor in despair.
disquietudenoun
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
From this reading He came back harassed and impatient, eaten up with disquietude and suspense.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Theo came home neither late nor early; neither in joy nor in despair.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading He came back harassed and impatient, eaten up with disquietude and suspense.
any strong feeling
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
at any time
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
fatiguingverbUS /fəˈtiːɡɪŋ/
-ing form of “fatigue” — lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
forlornadjectiveUS /fərˈlɔːrn/
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
harassedadjectiveUS /hərˈæst/
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading He came back harassed and impatient, eaten up with disquietude and suspense.
only a very short time before
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came back harassed and impatient, eaten up with disquietude and suspense.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Theo came home neither late nor early; neither in joy nor in despair.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading He came back harassed and impatient, eaten up with disquietude and suspense.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Theo came home neither late nor early; neither in joy nor in despair.
inevitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbəl/
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Theo came home neither late nor early; neither in joy nor in despair.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Theo came home neither late nor early; neither in joy nor in despair.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
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 He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
engage in
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
a particular point in time
From this reading He was pale and red in succession ten times in a moment.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Theo came home neither late nor early; neither in joy nor in despair.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Theo came home neither late nor early; neither in joy nor in despair.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading He was pale and red in succession ten times in a moment.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
preternaturallyadverb
in a supernatural manner
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
reactionnounUS /riˈækʃən/
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading He was pale and red in succession ten times in a moment.
remotenessnounUS /riˈmoʊtnəs/
the property of being remote
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
successionnounUS /səkˈseʃən/
a following of one thing after another in time
From this reading He was pale and red in succession ten times in a moment.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
suspensenounUS /səˈspens/
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading He came back harassed and impatient, eaten up with disquietude and suspense.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading He was pale and red in succession ten times in a moment.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
Theo
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From this reading Theo came home neither late nor early; neither in joy nor in despair.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading He was pale and red in succession ten times in a moment.
tingled
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From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He came back harassed and impatient, eaten up with disquietude and suspense.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was pale and red in succession ten times in a moment.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was so much absorbed in his own thoughts that he hardly heard what was said to him as the three sat down, a little forlorn, as the late summer twilight began to close over all the brightness of that long fatiguing day.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The evening of the wedding, with its sense already of remoteness to the great event of the morning so much prepared for and looked forward to--with the atmosphere so dead and preternaturally silent which has tingled with so much emotion, with the inevitable reaction after the excitement--nothing could ever make this moment a cheerful one.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He came back harassed and impatient, eaten up with disquietude and suspense.
