used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He sat perfectly still for a few seconds realising the while that the house must assuredly be on fire somewhere.
in the past
From this reading Not long ago, too, grandfather had put in the electric light.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he leapt out of bed and flung his window wide open.
assuredlyadverbUS /əˈʃʊrədli/
without a doubt
From this reading He sat perfectly still for a few seconds realising the while that the house must assuredly be on fire somewhere.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Johnny turned on the switch at the head of his bed, but no light came.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He sat perfectly still for a few seconds realising the while that the house must assuredly be on fire somewhere.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Johnny turned on the switch at the head of his bed, but no light came.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading Now Johnny had no fire in his bedroom, for the whole house was heated by hot pipes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Johnny turned on the switch at the head of his bed, but no light came.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now Johnny had no fire in his bedroom, for the whole house was heated by hot pipes.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Johnny turned on the switch at the head of his bed, but no light came.
electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading Not long ago, too, grandfather had put in the electric light.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He sat perfectly still for a few seconds realising the while that the house must assuredly be on fire somewhere.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Now Johnny had no fire in his bedroom, for the whole house was heated by hot pipes.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Then he leapt out of bed and flung his window wide open.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now Johnny had no fire in his bedroom, for the whole house was heated by hot pipes.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading Not long ago, too, grandfather had put in the electric light.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now Johnny had no fire in his bedroom, for the whole house was heated by hot pipes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat perfectly still for a few seconds realising the while that the house must assuredly be on fire somewhere.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Johnny turned on the switch at the head of his bed, but no light came.
heatedadjectiveUS /ˈhiːtəd/
made warm or hot (“het” is a dialectal variant of “heated”)
From this reading Now Johnny had no fire in his bedroom, for the whole house was heated by hot pipes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now Johnny had no fire in his bedroom, for the whole house was heated by hot pipes.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Now Johnny had no fire in his bedroom, for the whole house was heated by hot pipes.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Now Johnny had no fire in his bedroom, for the whole house was heated by hot pipes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now Johnny had no fire in his bedroom, for the whole house was heated by hot pipes.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading Now Johnny had no fire in his bedroom, for the whole house was heated by hot pipes.
leaptverbUS /lept/
inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Then he leapt out of bed and flung his window wide open.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Not long ago, too, grandfather had put in the electric light.
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 Not long ago, too, grandfather had put in the electric light.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He sat perfectly still for a few seconds realising the while that the house must assuredly be on fire somewhere.
not any; not one
From this reading Now Johnny had no fire in his bedroom, for the whole house was heated by hot pipes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not long ago, too, grandfather had put in the electric light.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now Johnny had no fire in his bedroom, for the whole house was heated by hot pipes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Johnny turned on the switch at the head of his bed, but no light came.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Johnny turned on the switch at the head of his bed, but no light came.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Then he leapt out of bed and flung his window wide open.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then he leapt out of bed and flung his window wide open.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading He sat perfectly still for a few seconds realising the while that the house must assuredly be on fire somewhere.
pipesnounUS /paɪps/
plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading Now Johnny had no fire in his bedroom, for the whole house was heated by hot pipes.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Not long ago, too, grandfather had put in the electric light.
realising
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From this reading He sat perfectly still for a few seconds realising the while that the house must assuredly be on fire somewhere.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat perfectly still for a few seconds realising the while that the house must assuredly be on fire somewhere.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading He sat perfectly still for a few seconds realising the while that the house must assuredly be on fire somewhere.
in or at or to some place
From this reading He sat perfectly still for a few seconds realising the while that the house must assuredly be on fire somewhere.
not in physical motion
From this reading He sat perfectly still for a few seconds realising the while that the house must assuredly be on fire somewhere.
switchverbUS /swɪtʃ/
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading Johnny turned on the switch at the head of his bed, but no light came.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He sat perfectly still for a few seconds realising the while that the house must assuredly be on fire somewhere.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now Johnny had no fire in his bedroom, for the whole house was heated by hot pipes.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he leapt out of bed and flung his window wide open.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Not long ago, too, grandfather had put in the electric light.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Johnny turned on the switch at the head of his bed, but no light came.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now Johnny had no fire in his bedroom, for the whole house was heated by hot pipes.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He sat perfectly still for a few seconds realising the while that the house must assuredly be on fire somewhere.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Now Johnny had no fire in his bedroom, for the whole house was heated by hot pipes.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Then he leapt out of bed and flung his window wide open.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Then he leapt out of bed and flung his window wide open.
