used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Soon the room was like a chapel.
anew
From this reading Then life stirred again upon the bed, and Sibley drew herself up with ravenous eyes and muttered:
AliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading "Alive--alive!"
(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 Even the merry piper had become weary and had put all things to sleep till daybreak; while Oliver Vorse upon his knees confessed the sin which had been forced upon him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then life stirred again upon the bed, and Sibley drew herself up with ravenous eyes and muttered:
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Even the merry piper had become weary and had put all things to sleep till daybreak; while Oliver Vorse upon his knees confessed the sin which had been forced upon him.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Then life stirred again upon the bed, and Sibley drew herself up with ravenous eyes and muttered:
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The smoky lamp had been extinguished, the prie-dieu stood beside the bed, the candles cast a warm, soft light; and outside upon the moor was peace.
next to; at the side of
From this reading The smoky lamp had been extinguished, the prie-dieu stood beside the bed, the candles cast a warm, soft light; and outside upon the moor was peace.
candlesnounUS /ˈkændəlz/
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading The smoky lamp had been extinguished, the prie-dieu stood beside the bed, the candles cast a warm, soft light; and outside upon the moor was peace.
put or send forth
From this reading The smoky lamp had been extinguished, the prie-dieu stood beside the bed, the candles cast a warm, soft light; and outside upon the moor was peace.
chapelnounUS /ˈtʃæpəl/
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading Soon the room was like a chapel.
confessedverbUS /kənˈfest/
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading Even the merry piper had become weary and had put all things to sleep till daybreak; while Oliver Vorse upon his knees confessed the sin which had been forced upon him.
daybreaknounUS /ˈdeɪbreɪk/
the first light of day
From this reading Even the merry piper had become weary and had put all things to sleep till daybreak; while Oliver Vorse upon his knees confessed the sin which had been forced upon him.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Then life stirred again upon the bed, and Sibley drew herself up with ravenous eyes and muttered:
divisible by two
From this reading Even the merry piper had become weary and had put all things to sleep till daybreak; while Oliver Vorse upon his knees confessed the sin which had been forced upon him.
extinguishedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/
of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement
From this reading The smoky lamp had been extinguished, the prie-dieu stood beside the bed, the candles cast a warm, soft light; and outside upon the moor was peace.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Then life stirred again upon the bed, and Sibley drew herself up with ravenous eyes and muttered:
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading Even the merry piper had become weary and had put all things to sleep till daybreak; while Oliver Vorse upon his knees confessed the sin which had been forced upon him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The smoky lamp had been extinguished, the prie-dieu stood beside the bed, the candles cast a warm, soft light; and outside upon the moor was peace.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then life stirred again upon the bed, and Sibley drew herself up with ravenous eyes and muttered:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even the merry piper had become weary and had put all things to sleep till daybreak; while Oliver Vorse upon his knees confessed the sin which had been forced upon him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even the merry piper had become weary and had put all things to sleep till daybreak; while Oliver Vorse upon his knees confessed the sin which had been forced upon him.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Even the merry piper had become weary and had put all things to sleep till daybreak; while Oliver Vorse upon his knees confessed the sin which had been forced upon him.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading The smoky lamp had been extinguished, the prie-dieu stood beside the bed, the candles cast a warm, soft light; and outside upon the moor was peace.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Then life stirred again upon the bed, and Sibley drew herself up with ravenous eyes and muttered:
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The smoky lamp had been extinguished, the prie-dieu stood beside the bed, the candles cast a warm, soft light; and outside upon the moor was peace.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Soon the room was like a chapel.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Even the merry piper had become weary and had put all things to sleep till daybreak; while Oliver Vorse upon his knees confessed the sin which had been forced upon him.
moorverbUS /mʊr/
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading The smoky lamp had been extinguished, the prie-dieu stood beside the bed, the candles cast a warm, soft light; and outside upon the moor was peace.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading Then life stirred again upon the bed, and Sibley drew herself up with ravenous eyes and muttered:
OlivernounUS /ˈɑːləvər/
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading Even the merry piper had become weary and had put all things to sleep till daybreak; while Oliver Vorse upon his knees confessed the sin which had been forced upon him.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The smoky lamp had been extinguished, the prie-dieu stood beside the bed, the candles cast a warm, soft light; and outside upon the moor was peace.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading The smoky lamp had been extinguished, the prie-dieu stood beside the bed, the candles cast a warm, soft light; and outside upon the moor was peace.
pipernounUS /ˈpaɪpər/
someone who plays the bagpipe
From this reading Even the merry piper had become weary and had put all things to sleep till daybreak; while Oliver Vorse upon his knees confessed the sin which had been forced upon him.
prie-dieunoun
low bench for kneeling on
From this reading The smoky lamp had been extinguished, the prie-dieu stood beside the bed, the candles cast a warm, soft light; and outside upon the moor was peace.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Even the merry piper had become weary and had put all things to sleep till daybreak; while Oliver Vorse upon his knees confessed the sin which had been forced upon him.
ravenousadjectiveUS /ˈrævənəs/
extremely hungry
From this reading Then life stirred again upon the bed, and Sibley drew herself up with ravenous eyes and muttered:
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Soon the room was like a chapel.
Sibley
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From this reading Then life stirred again upon the bed, and Sibley drew herself up with ravenous eyes and muttered:
estrangement from god
From this reading Even the merry piper had become weary and had put all things to sleep till daybreak; while Oliver Vorse upon his knees confessed the sin which had been forced upon him.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Even the merry piper had become weary and had put all things to sleep till daybreak; while Oliver Vorse upon his knees confessed the sin which had been forced upon him.
smokyadjectiveUS /ˈsmoʊki/
marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
From this reading The smoky lamp had been extinguished, the prie-dieu stood beside the bed, the candles cast a warm, soft light; and outside upon the moor was peace.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The smoky lamp had been extinguished, the prie-dieu stood beside the bed, the candles cast a warm, soft light; and outside upon the moor was peace.
in the near future
From this reading Soon the room was like a chapel.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Then life stirred again upon the bed, and Sibley drew herself up with ravenous eyes and muttered:
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The smoky lamp had been extinguished, the prie-dieu stood beside the bed, the candles cast a warm, soft light; and outside upon the moor was peace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then life stirred again upon the bed, and Sibley drew herself up with ravenous eyes and muttered:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then life stirred again upon the bed, and Sibley drew herself up with ravenous eyes and muttered:
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Even the merry piper had become weary and had put all things to sleep till daybreak; while Oliver Vorse upon his knees confessed the sin which had been forced upon him.
up to a particular time
From this reading Even the merry piper had become weary and had put all things to sleep till daybreak; while Oliver Vorse upon his knees confessed the sin which had been forced upon him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even the merry piper had become weary and had put all things to sleep till daybreak; while Oliver Vorse upon his knees confessed the sin which had been forced upon him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then life stirred again upon the bed, and Sibley drew herself up with ravenous eyes and muttered:
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then life stirred again upon the bed, and Sibley drew herself up with ravenous eyes and muttered:
Vorse
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even the merry piper had become weary and had put all things to sleep till daybreak; while Oliver Vorse upon his knees confessed the sin which had been forced upon him.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The smoky lamp had been extinguished, the prie-dieu stood beside the bed, the candles cast a warm, soft light; and outside upon the moor was peace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Soon the room was like a chapel.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Even the merry piper had become weary and had put all things to sleep till daybreak; while Oliver Vorse upon his knees confessed the sin which had been forced upon him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Even the merry piper had become weary and had put all things to sleep till daybreak; while Oliver Vorse upon his knees confessed the sin which had been forced upon him.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Even the merry piper had become weary and had put all things to sleep till daybreak; while Oliver Vorse upon his knees confessed the sin which had been forced upon him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then life stirred again upon the bed, and Sibley drew herself up with ravenous eyes and muttered:
