used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
ALONEadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading He never got Hendry's letter with the news, and we know now that he was already in the hands of her who played the devil with his life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
back-end
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From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
Birse
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From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
chainsnounUS /tʃeɪnz/
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
commonty
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From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading He never got Hendry's letter with the news, and we know now that he was already in the hands of her who played the devil with his life.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
dragverbUS /dræɡ/
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
divisible by two
From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
Gavin
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From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He never got Hendry's letter with the news, and we know now that he was already in the hands of her who played the devil with his life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He never got Hendry's letter with the news, and we know now that he was already in the hands of her who played the devil with his life.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
Hendry
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From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
Hendry's
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From this reading He never got Hendry's letter with the news, and we know now that he was already in the hands of her who played the devil with his life.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He never got Hendry's letter with the news, and we know now that he was already in the hands of her who played the devil with his life.
how
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From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
Jamie
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From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
JESS
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From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
Leeby
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From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
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 JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading He never got Hendry's letter with the news, and we know now that he was already in the hands of her who played the devil with his life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He never got Hendry's letter with the news, and we know now that he was already in the hands of her who played the devil with his life.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He never got Hendry's letter with the news, and we know now that he was already in the hands of her who played the devil with his life.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He never got Hendry's letter with the news, and we know now that he was already in the hands of her who played the devil with his life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading He never got Hendry's letter with the news, and we know now that he was already in the hands of her who played the devil with his life.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
with speed
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
school-house
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From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
snowedverbUS /snoʊd/
past form of “snow” — fall as snow
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Leeby did not blame Jamie for not coming to her, nor did I, for I knew that even in the presence of death the poor must drag their chains.
in or at that place or location
From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
precisely as stated
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
washingnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋ/
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He never got Hendry's letter with the news, and we know now that he was already in the hands of her who played the devil with his life.
at the time that
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
which person or people
From this reading JESS LEFT ALONE There may be a few who care to know how the lives of Jess and Hendry ended.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading She got her death on the commonty one day of sudden rain, when she had run out to bring in her washing, for the terrible cold she woke with next morning carried her off very quickly.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Leeby died in the back-end of the year I have been speaking of, and as I was snowed up in the school-house at the time, I heard the news from Gavin Birse too late to attend her funeral.
