Chapter XIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

later than; following

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading It felt exactly like we were pushing our way through something that pushed against us and tried to hold us back.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There are different kinds of dark.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading It felt exactly like we were pushing our way through something that pushed against us and tried to hold us back.

capable of wounding

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading There are different kinds of dark.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading There are different kinds of dark.

an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

found in the ordinary course of events

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading It felt exactly like we were pushing our way through something that pushed against us and tried to hold us back.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading It felt exactly like we were pushing our way through something that pushed against us and tried to hold us back.

droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

From this reading There wasn’t a sign of moon or stars, and there _was_ a fog.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading It felt exactly like we were pushing our way through something that pushed against us and tried to hold us back.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It felt exactly like we were pushing our way through something that pushed against us and tried to hold us back.

and nothing more

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading There are different kinds of dark.

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 There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading There wasn’t a sign of moon or stars, and there _was_ a fog.

an island resort off Cape Cod; formerly a center of the whaling industry

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There are different kinds of dark.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading There wasn’t a sign of moon or stars, and there _was_ a fog.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading It felt exactly like we were pushing our way through something that pushed against us and tried to hold us back.

past form of “push” — move with force

From this reading It felt exactly like we were pushing our way through something that pushed against us and tried to hold us back.

the act of applying force in order to move something away

From this reading It felt exactly like we were pushing our way through something that pushed against us and tried to hold us back.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading There wasn’t a sign of moon or stars, and there _was_ a fog.

characterized by good substantial quality

From this reading That was a special, sticky, _solid_ dark.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading It felt exactly like we were pushing our way through something that pushed against us and tried to hold us back.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading That was a special, sticky, _solid_ dark.

unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading There wasn’t a sign of moon or stars, and there _was_ a fog.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

having the sticky properties of an adhesive

From this reading That was a special, sticky, _solid_ dark.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There are different kinds of dark.

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From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading It felt exactly like we were pushing our way through something that pushed against us and tried to hold us back.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It felt exactly like we were pushing our way through something that pushed against us and tried to hold us back.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading It felt exactly like we were pushing our way through something that pushed against us and tried to hold us back.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It felt exactly like we were pushing our way through something that pushed against us and tried to hold us back.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading That was a special, sticky, _solid_ dark.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There wasn’t a sign of moon or stars, and there _was_ a fog.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading It felt exactly like we were pushing our way through something that pushed against us and tried to hold us back.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It felt exactly like we were pushing our way through something that pushed against us and tried to hold us back.

ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading There is just common, everyday dark, like in a house before you light the lights; there’s the kind of dark there is in a cellar; there’s the spooky kind there is in corners and under beds; and there’s the kind of dark we ran into that night after we left Nantucket town and started for the barbed wire entanglement.