used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading THE LOCKED HOUSE _Jesse's Memoir_ The book of our adventures which we began together, was to go on through all our years.
(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 LOCKED HOUSE _Jesse's Memoir_ The book of our adventures which we began together, was to go on through all our years.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading The sunlight, glinting through chinks in the boarded windows, fell in long dust-streaks on rat-eaten furniture, gray cobweb, scattered ashes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE LOCKED HOUSE _Jesse's Memoir_ The book of our adventures which we began together, was to go on through all our years.
boardedverbUS /ˈbɔːrdəd/
past form of “board” — get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading The sunlight, glinting through chinks in the boarded windows, fell in long dust-streaks on rat-eaten furniture, gray cobweb, scattered ashes.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading THE LOCKED HOUSE _Jesse's Memoir_ The book of our adventures which we began together, was to go on through all our years.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
chinksnounUS /tʃɪŋks/
plural of “chink” — (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
From this reading The sunlight, glinting through chinks in the boarded windows, fell in long dust-streaks on rat-eaten furniture, gray cobweb, scattered ashes.
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
cobwebnounUS /ˈkɑːbweb/
a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider
From this reading The sunlight, glinting through chinks in the boarded windows, fell in long dust-streaks on rat-eaten furniture, gray cobweb, scattered ashes.
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading Since I lost Kate is four years to-night, and in all that time till now, I never dared to enter the house where once she lived with me, her poor fool Jesse.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading To-day, I unlocked the door.
dust-streaks
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From this reading The sunlight, glinting through chinks in the boarded windows, fell in long dust-streaks on rat-eaten furniture, gray cobweb, scattered ashes.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
to come or go into
From this reading Since I lost Kate is four years to-night, and in all that time till now, I never dared to enter the house where once she lived with me, her poor fool Jesse.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The sunlight, glinting through chinks in the boarded windows, fell in long dust-streaks on rat-eaten furniture, gray cobweb, scattered ashes.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Since I lost Kate is four years to-night, and in all that time till now, I never dared to enter the house where once she lived with me, her poor fool Jesse.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Since I lost Kate is four years to-night, and in all that time till now, I never dared to enter the house where once she lived with me, her poor fool Jesse.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading The sunlight, glinting through chinks in the boarded windows, fell in long dust-streaks on rat-eaten furniture, gray cobweb, scattered ashes.
glintingadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪntɪŋ/
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading The sunlight, glinting through chinks in the boarded windows, fell in long dust-streaks on rat-eaten furniture, gray cobweb, scattered ashes.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE LOCKED HOUSE _Jesse's Memoir_ The book of our adventures which we began together, was to go on through all our years.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The sunlight, glinting through chinks in the boarded windows, fell in long dust-streaks on rat-eaten furniture, gray cobweb, scattered ashes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Since I lost Kate is four years to-night, and in all that time till now, I never dared to enter the house where once she lived with me, her poor fool Jesse.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE LOCKED HOUSE _Jesse's Memoir_ The book of our adventures which we began together, was to go on through all our years.
how
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From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Since I lost Kate is four years to-night, and in all that time till now, I never dared to enter the house where once she lived with me, her poor fool Jesse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Since I lost Kate is four years to-night, and in all that time till now, I never dared to enter the house where once she lived with me, her poor fool Jesse.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since I lost Kate is four years to-night, and in all that time till now, I never dared to enter the house where once she lived with me, her poor fool Jesse.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
Jesse
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From this reading Since I lost Kate is four years to-night, and in all that time till now, I never dared to enter the house where once she lived with me, her poor fool Jesse.
Jesse's
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From this reading THE LOCKED HOUSE _Jesse's Memoir_ The book of our adventures which we began together, was to go on through all our years.
Kate
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From this reading Since I lost Kate is four years to-night, and in all that time till now, I never dared to enter the house where once she lived with me, her poor fool Jesse.
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 We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Since I lost Kate is four years to-night, and in all that time till now, I never dared to enter the house where once she lived with me, her poor fool Jesse.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading THE LOCKED HOUSE _Jesse's Memoir_ The book of our adventures which we began together, was to go on through all our years.
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 sunlight, glinting through chinks in the boarded windows, fell in long dust-streaks on rat-eaten furniture, gray cobweb, scattered ashes.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Since I lost Kate is four years to-night, and in all that time till now, I never dared to enter the house where once she lived with me, her poor fool Jesse.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Since I lost Kate is four years to-night, and in all that time till now, I never dared to enter the house where once she lived with me, her poor fool Jesse.
MemoirnounUS /ˈmemwɑːr/
an account of the author's personal experiences
From this reading THE LOCKED HOUSE _Jesse's Memoir_ The book of our adventures which we began together, was to go on through all our years.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Since I lost Kate is four years to-night, and in all that time till now, I never dared to enter the house where once she lived with me, her poor fool Jesse.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Since I lost Kate is four years to-night, and in all that time till now, I never dared to enter the house where once she lived with me, her poor fool Jesse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LOCKED HOUSE _Jesse's Memoir_ The book of our adventures which we began together, was to go on through all our years.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LOCKED HOUSE _Jesse's Memoir_ The book of our adventures which we began together, was to go on through all our years.
on one occasion
From this reading Since I lost Kate is four years to-night, and in all that time till now, I never dared to enter the house where once she lived with me, her poor fool Jesse.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
and nothing more
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE LOCKED HOUSE _Jesse's Memoir_ The book of our adventures which we began together, was to go on through all our years.
the act of departing politely
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Since I lost Kate is four years to-night, and in all that time till now, I never dared to enter the house where once she lived with me, her poor fool Jesse.
rat-eaten
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From this reading The sunlight, glinting through chinks in the boarded windows, fell in long dust-streaks on rat-eaten furniture, gray cobweb, scattered ashes.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading The sunlight, glinting through chinks in the boarded windows, fell in long dust-streaks on rat-eaten furniture, gray cobweb, scattered ashes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since I lost Kate is four years to-night, and in all that time till now, I never dared to enter the house where once she lived with me, her poor fool Jesse.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since I lost Kate is four years to-night, and in all that time till now, I never dared to enter the house where once she lived with me, her poor fool Jesse.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
stabbingadjectiveUS /ˈstæbɪŋ/
causing physical or especially psychological injury
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The sunlight, glinting through chinks in the boarded windows, fell in long dust-streaks on rat-eaten furniture, gray cobweb, scattered ashes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOCKED HOUSE _Jesse's Memoir_ The book of our adventures which we began together, was to go on through all our years.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE LOCKED HOUSE _Jesse's Memoir_ The book of our adventures which we began together, was to go on through all our years.
up to a particular time
From this reading Since I lost Kate is four years to-night, and in all that time till now, I never dared to enter the house where once she lived with me, her poor fool Jesse.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LOCKED HOUSE _Jesse's Memoir_ The book of our adventures which we began together, was to go on through all our years.
To-day
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From this reading To-day, I unlocked the door.
to-night
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From this reading Since I lost Kate is four years to-night, and in all that time till now, I never dared to enter the house where once she lived with me, her poor fool Jesse.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading THE LOCKED HOUSE _Jesse's Memoir_ The book of our adventures which we began together, was to go on through all our years.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
unlockedadjectiveUS /ənˈlɑːkt/
not firmly fastened or secured
From this reading To-day, I unlocked the door.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LOCKED HOUSE _Jesse's Memoir_ The book of our adventures which we began together, was to go on through all our years.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE LOCKED HOUSE _Jesse's Memoir_ The book of our adventures which we began together, was to go on through all our years.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
in or at the place that
From this reading Since I lost Kate is four years to-night, and in all that time till now, I never dared to enter the house where once she lived with me, her poor fool Jesse.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE LOCKED HOUSE _Jesse's Memoir_ The book of our adventures which we began together, was to go on through all our years.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The sunlight, glinting through chinks in the boarded windows, fell in long dust-streaks on rat-eaten furniture, gray cobweb, scattered ashes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
a late time of life
From this reading THE LOCKED HOUSE _Jesse's Memoir_ The book of our adventures which we began together, was to go on through all our years.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading We were too young to think how it must some time finish at our parting, that one of us two was to be left, with only the broken end, the pity of Christ, and every word a stabbing memory.
