used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was sitting alone in my room down-stairs, dreaming over the fire, when a footstep sounded upon the stairs.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading I was sitting alone in my room down-stairs, dreaming over the fire, when a footstep sounded upon the stairs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At first I thought that it might be Paul, and I sprang up, and stood listening intently.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "WE ARE LIKE SHOOTING STARS, WHOSE MEETING IS THEIR RUIN" To-night I have had another shock!
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "WE ARE LIKE SHOOTING STARS, WHOSE MEETING IS THEIR RUIN" To-night I have had another shock!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first I thought that it might be Paul, and I sprang up, and stood listening intently.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At first I thought that it might be Paul, and I sprang up, and stood listening intently.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading I felt the colour burning in my cheeks, and my heart was beating.
the act of burning something
From this reading I felt the colour burning in my cheeks, and my heart was beating.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading I felt the colour burning in my cheeks, and my heart was beating.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading I felt the colour burning in my cheeks, and my heart was beating.
down-stairs
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From this reading I was sitting alone in my room down-stairs, dreaming over the fire, when a footstep sounded upon the stairs.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading I was sitting alone in my room down-stairs, dreaming over the fire, when a footstep sounded upon the stairs.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt the colour burning in my cheeks, and my heart was beating.
start firing a weapon
From this reading I was sitting alone in my room down-stairs, dreaming over the fire, when a footstep sounded upon the stairs.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first I thought that it might be Paul, and I sprang up, and stood listening intently.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading What a little fool I was!
footstepnounUS /ˈfʊtstep/
the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading I was sitting alone in my room down-stairs, dreaming over the fire, when a footstep sounded upon the stairs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "WE ARE LIKE SHOOTING STARS, WHOSE MEETING IS THEIR RUIN" To-night I have had another shock!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "WE ARE LIKE SHOOTING STARS, WHOSE MEETING IS THEIR RUIN" To-night I have had another shock!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I felt the colour burning in my cheeks, and my heart was beating.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "WE ARE LIKE SHOOTING STARS, WHOSE MEETING IS THEIR RUIN" To-night I have had another shock!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was sitting alone in my room down-stairs, dreaming over the fire, when a footstep sounded upon the stairs.
intentlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtentli/
with strained or eager attention
From this reading At first I thought that it might be Paul, and I sprang up, and stood listening intently.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "WE ARE LIKE SHOOTING STARS, WHOSE MEETING IS THEIR RUIN" To-night I have had another shock!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At first I thought that it might be Paul, and I sprang up, and stood listening intently.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "WE ARE LIKE SHOOTING STARS, WHOSE MEETING IS THEIR RUIN" To-night I have had another shock!
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading At first I thought that it might be Paul, and I sprang up, and stood listening intently.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading What a little fool I was!
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading "WE ARE LIKE SHOOTING STARS, WHOSE MEETING IS THEIR RUIN" To-night I have had another shock!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading At first I thought that it might be Paul, and I sprang up, and stood listening intently.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was sitting alone in my room down-stairs, dreaming over the fire, when a footstep sounded upon the stairs.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I was sitting alone in my room down-stairs, dreaming over the fire, when a footstep sounded upon the stairs.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading At first I thought that it might be Paul, and I sprang up, and stood listening intently.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I was sitting alone in my room down-stairs, dreaming over the fire, when a footstep sounded upon the stairs.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading "WE ARE LIKE SHOOTING STARS, WHOSE MEETING IS THEIR RUIN" To-night I have had another shock!
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading "WE ARE LIKE SHOOTING STARS, WHOSE MEETING IS THEIR RUIN" To-night I have had another shock!
SHOOTINGnounUS /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "WE ARE LIKE SHOOTING STARS, WHOSE MEETING IS THEIR RUIN" To-night I have had another shock!
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading I was sitting alone in my room down-stairs, dreaming over the fire, when a footstep sounded upon the stairs.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading I was sitting alone in my room down-stairs, dreaming over the fire, when a footstep sounded upon the stairs.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading At first I thought that it might be Paul, and I sprang up, and stood listening intently.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading I was sitting alone in my room down-stairs, dreaming over the fire, when a footstep sounded upon the stairs.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading "WE ARE LIKE SHOOTING STARS, WHOSE MEETING IS THEIR RUIN" To-night I have had another shock!
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading At first I thought that it might be Paul, and I sprang up, and stood listening intently.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At first I thought that it might be Paul, and I sprang up, and stood listening intently.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was sitting alone in my room down-stairs, dreaming over the fire, when a footstep sounded upon the stairs.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "WE ARE LIKE SHOOTING STARS, WHOSE MEETING IS THEIR RUIN" To-night I have had another shock!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At first I thought that it might be Paul, and I sprang up, and stood listening intently.
To-night
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At first I thought that it might be Paul, and I sprang up, and stood listening intently.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I was sitting alone in my room down-stairs, dreaming over the fire, when a footstep sounded upon the stairs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was sitting alone in my room down-stairs, dreaming over the fire, when a footstep sounded upon the stairs.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "WE ARE LIKE SHOOTING STARS, WHOSE MEETING IS THEIR RUIN" To-night I have had another shock!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a little fool I was!
at the time that
From this reading I was sitting alone in my room down-stairs, dreaming over the fire, when a footstep sounded upon the stairs.
belonging to which person
From this reading "WE ARE LIKE SHOOTING STARS, WHOSE MEETING IS THEIR RUIN" To-night I have had another shock!
