(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 Imagine my surprise, when I waked, to find that durin all that long nite I had been the sole okepant of that bed.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The piller on which Jobe, my dear husband, had slept for over thirty-four years had not been teched that nite, and, for the fust time in thirty-five years next corn-huskin, Betsy Gaskins had slept alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THAT nite arter I had got into bed and kivered up my head, I went to sleep and waked not until broad daylite.
arter
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From this reading THAT nite arter I had got into bed and kivered up my head, I went to sleep and waked not until broad daylite.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading JOBE SLEEPS IN THE SPARE BED.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Imagine my surprise, when I waked, to find that durin all that long nite I had been the sole okepant of that bed.
Betsy
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From this reading The piller on which Jobe, my dear husband, had slept for over thirty-four years had not been teched that nite, and, for the fust time in thirty-five years next corn-huskin, Betsy Gaskins had slept alone.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading THAT nite arter I had got into bed and kivered up my head, I went to sleep and waked not until broad daylite.
corn-huskin
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From this reading The piller on which Jobe, my dear husband, had slept for over thirty-four years had not been teched that nite, and, for the fust time in thirty-five years next corn-huskin, Betsy Gaskins had slept alone.
daylite
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From this reading THAT nite arter I had got into bed and kivered up my head, I went to sleep and waked not until broad daylite.
dearly loved
From this reading The piller on which Jobe, my dear husband, had slept for over thirty-four years had not been teched that nite, and, for the fust time in thirty-five years next corn-huskin, Betsy Gaskins had slept alone.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading THE DREAM.
durin
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From this reading Imagine my surprise, when I waked, to find that durin all that long nite I had been the sole okepant of that bed.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Imagine my surprise, when I waked, to find that durin all that long nite I had been the sole okepant of that bed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The piller on which Jobe, my dear husband, had slept for over thirty-four years had not been teched that nite, and, for the fust time in thirty-five years next corn-huskin, Betsy Gaskins had slept alone.
fust
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From this reading The piller on which Jobe, my dear husband, had slept for over thirty-four years had not been teched that nite, and, for the fust time in thirty-five years next corn-huskin, Betsy Gaskins had slept alone.
GaskinsnounUS /ˈɡæskɪnz/
plural of “gaskin” — lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the stifle
From this reading The piller on which Jobe, my dear husband, had slept for over thirty-four years had not been teched that nite, and, for the fust time in thirty-five years next corn-huskin, Betsy Gaskins had slept alone.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THAT nite arter I had got into bed and kivered up my head, I went to sleep and waked not until broad daylite.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THAT nite arter I had got into bed and kivered up my head, I went to sleep and waked not until broad daylite.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading THAT nite arter I had got into bed and kivered up my head, I went to sleep and waked not until broad daylite.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading The piller on which Jobe, my dear husband, had slept for over thirty-four years had not been teched that nite, and, for the fust time in thirty-five years next corn-huskin, Betsy Gaskins had slept alone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THAT nite arter I had got into bed and kivered up my head, I went to sleep and waked not until broad daylite.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Imagine my surprise, when I waked, to find that durin all that long nite I had been the sole okepant of that bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JOBE SLEEPS IN THE SPARE BED.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THAT nite arter I had got into bed and kivered up my head, I went to sleep and waked not until broad daylite.
JOBE
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From this reading JOBE SLEEPS IN THE SPARE BED.
kivered
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From this reading THAT nite arter I had got into bed and kivered up my head, I went to sleep and waked not until broad daylite.
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 Imagine my surprise, when I waked, to find that durin all that long nite I had been the sole okepant of that bed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THAT nite arter I had got into bed and kivered up my head, I went to sleep and waked not until broad daylite.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The piller on which Jobe, my dear husband, had slept for over thirty-four years had not been teched that nite, and, for the fust time in thirty-five years next corn-huskin, Betsy Gaskins had slept alone.
nite
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From this reading THAT nite arter I had got into bed and kivered up my head, I went to sleep and waked not until broad daylite.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THAT nite arter I had got into bed and kivered up my head, I went to sleep and waked not until broad daylite.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Imagine my surprise, when I waked, to find that durin all that long nite I had been the sole okepant of that bed.
okepant
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From this reading Imagine my surprise, when I waked, to find that durin all that long nite I had been the sole okepant of that bed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The piller on which Jobe, my dear husband, had slept for over thirty-four years had not been teched that nite, and, for the fust time in thirty-five years next corn-huskin, Betsy Gaskins had slept alone.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The piller on which Jobe, my dear husband, had slept for over thirty-four years had not been teched that nite, and, for the fust time in thirty-five years next corn-huskin, Betsy Gaskins had slept alone.
piller
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From this reading The piller on which Jobe, my dear husband, had slept for over thirty-four years had not been teched that nite, and, for the fust time in thirty-five years next corn-huskin, Betsy Gaskins had slept alone.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading THAT nite arter I had got into bed and kivered up my head, I went to sleep and waked not until broad daylite.
SLEEPSnounUS /sliːps/
plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading JOBE SLEEPS IN THE SPARE BED.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading The piller on which Jobe, my dear husband, had slept for over thirty-four years had not been teched that nite, and, for the fust time in thirty-five years next corn-huskin, Betsy Gaskins had slept alone.
solenounUS /soʊl/
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading Imagine my surprise, when I waked, to find that durin all that long nite I had been the sole okepant of that bed.
refrain from harming
From this reading JOBE SLEEPS IN THE SPARE BED.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Imagine my surprise, when I waked, to find that durin all that long nite I had been the sole okepant of that bed.
teched
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From this reading The piller on which Jobe, my dear husband, had slept for over thirty-four years had not been teched that nite, and, for the fust time in thirty-five years next corn-huskin, Betsy Gaskins had slept alone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THAT nite arter I had got into bed and kivered up my head, I went to sleep and waked not until broad daylite.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOBE SLEEPS IN THE SPARE BED.
thirty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːrdifaɪv/
being five more than thirty
From this reading The piller on which Jobe, my dear husband, had slept for over thirty-four years had not been teched that nite, and, for the fust time in thirty-five years next corn-huskin, Betsy Gaskins had slept alone.
thirty-fouradjective
being four more than thirty
From this reading The piller on which Jobe, my dear husband, had slept for over thirty-four years had not been teched that nite, and, for the fust time in thirty-five years next corn-huskin, Betsy Gaskins had slept alone.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The piller on which Jobe, my dear husband, had slept for over thirty-four years had not been teched that nite, and, for the fust time in thirty-five years next corn-huskin, Betsy Gaskins had slept alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THAT nite arter I had got into bed and kivered up my head, I went to sleep and waked not until broad daylite.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading THAT nite arter I had got into bed and kivered up my head, I went to sleep and waked not until broad daylite.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THAT nite arter I had got into bed and kivered up my head, I went to sleep and waked not until broad daylite.
waked
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From this reading THAT nite arter I had got into bed and kivered up my head, I went to sleep and waked not until broad daylite.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THAT nite arter I had got into bed and kivered up my head, I went to sleep and waked not until broad daylite.
at the time that
From this reading Imagine my surprise, when I waked, to find that durin all that long nite I had been the sole okepant of that bed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The piller on which Jobe, my dear husband, had slept for over thirty-four years had not been teched that nite, and, for the fust time in thirty-five years next corn-huskin, Betsy Gaskins had slept alone.
a late time of life
From this reading The piller on which Jobe, my dear husband, had slept for over thirty-four years had not been teched that nite, and, for the fust time in thirty-five years next corn-huskin, Betsy Gaskins had slept alone.