used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘That’s true enough, but it won’t be so hard to go into a house now when we aren’t so many,’ comforted Andy.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
(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 GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading ‘I always remember the little girls and Martha-Greta when she said “nennenin” for “anything.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
Andy
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From this reading ‘That’s true enough, but it won’t be so hard to go into a house now when we aren’t so many,’ comforted Andy.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading ‘When I stay out with Golden Horn, where there isn’t any place to tie her, you’ll be just two, and that can’t be anything to fuss over.’
any thing at all
From this reading ‘When I stay out with Golden Horn, where there isn’t any place to tie her, you’ll be just two, and that can’t be anything to fuss over.’
aren't
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From this reading ‘That’s true enough, but it won’t be so hard to go into a house now when we aren’t so many,’ comforted Andy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘That’s true enough, but it won’t be so hard to go into a house now when we aren’t so many,’ comforted Andy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
Brita
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From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘That’s true enough, but it won’t be so hard to go into a house now when we aren’t so many,’ comforted Andy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
can't
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From this reading ‘When I stay out with Golden Horn, where there isn’t any place to tie her, you’ll be just two, and that can’t be anything to fuss over.’
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
comfortedadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtɪd/
made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress
From this reading ‘That’s true enough, but it won’t be so hard to go into a house now when we aren’t so many,’ comforted Andy.
DeanounUS /diː/
federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading ‘That’s true enough, but it won’t be so hard to go into a house now when we aren’t so many,’ comforted Andy.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘I always remember the little girls and Martha-Greta when she said “nennenin” for “anything.”
fussverbUS /fʌs/
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading ‘When I stay out with Golden Horn, where there isn’t any place to tie her, you’ll be just two, and that can’t be anything to fuss over.’
GHOSTSnounUS /ɡoʊsts/
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading ‘I always remember the little girls and Martha-Greta when she said “nennenin” for “anything.”
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ‘That’s true enough, but it won’t be so hard to go into a house now when we aren’t so many,’ comforted Andy.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading ‘When I stay out with Golden Horn, where there isn’t any place to tie her, you’ll be just two, and that can’t be anything to fuss over.’
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading ‘That’s true enough, but it won’t be so hard to go into a house now when we aren’t so many,’ comforted Andy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
home-woven
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From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
HornnounUS /hɔːrn/
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading ‘When I stay out with Golden Horn, where there isn’t any place to tie her, you’ll be just two, and that can’t be anything to fuss over.’
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading ‘That’s true enough, but it won’t be so hard to go into a house now when we aren’t so many,’ comforted Andy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘When I stay out with Golden Horn, where there isn’t any place to tie her, you’ll be just two, and that can’t be anything to fuss over.’
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ‘That’s true enough, but it won’t be so hard to go into a house now when we aren’t so many,’ comforted Andy.
isn't
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From this reading ‘When I stay out with Golden Horn, where there isn’t any place to tie her, you’ll be just two, and that can’t be anything to fuss over.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘That’s true enough, but it won’t be so hard to go into a house now when we aren’t so many,’ comforted Andy.
it's
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From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
and nothing more
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
Maglena
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From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading ‘That’s true enough, but it won’t be so hard to go into a house now when we aren’t so many,’ comforted Andy.
Martha-Greta
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From this reading ‘I always remember the little girls and Martha-Greta when she said “nennenin” for “anything.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
nennenin
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From this reading ‘I always remember the little girls and Martha-Greta when she said “nennenin” for “anything.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading ‘That’s true enough, but it won’t be so hard to go into a house now when we aren’t so many,’ comforted Andy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ‘When I stay out with Golden Horn, where there isn’t any place to tie her, you’ll be just two, and that can’t be anything to fuss over.’
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading ‘When I stay out with Golden Horn, where there isn’t any place to tie her, you’ll be just two, and that can’t be anything to fuss over.’
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading ‘When I stay out with Golden Horn, where there isn’t any place to tie her, you’ll be just two, and that can’t be anything to fuss over.’
To recall to mind.
From this reading ‘I always remember the little girls and Martha-Greta when she said “nennenin” for “anything.”
recurring again and again
From this reading ‘Anything,’ repeated Maglena.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
shawlnounUS /ʃɔːl/
cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘That’s true enough, but it won’t be so hard to go into a house now when we aren’t so many,’ comforted Andy.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading ‘When I stay out with Golden Horn, where there isn’t any place to tie her, you’ll be just two, and that can’t be anything to fuss over.’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘When I stay out with Golden Horn, where there isn’t any place to tie her, you’ll be just two, and that can’t be anything to fuss over.’
That's
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From this reading ‘That’s true enough, but it won’t be so hard to go into a house now when we aren’t so many,’ comforted Andy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
in or at that place or location
From this reading ‘When I stay out with Golden Horn, where there isn’t any place to tie her, you’ll be just two, and that can’t be anything to fuss over.’
tienounUS /taɪ/
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading ‘When I stay out with Golden Horn, where there isn’t any place to tie her, you’ll be just two, and that can’t be anything to fuss over.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘That’s true enough, but it won’t be so hard to go into a house now when we aren’t so many,’ comforted Andy.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading ‘That’s true enough, but it won’t be so hard to go into a house now when we aren’t so many,’ comforted Andy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading ‘When I stay out with Golden Horn, where there isn’t any place to tie her, you’ll be just two, and that can’t be anything to fuss over.’
Ugh
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From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
at the time that
From this reading ‘That’s true enough, but it won’t be so hard to go into a house now when we aren’t so many,’ comforted Andy.
in or at the place that
From this reading ‘When I stay out with Golden Horn, where there isn’t any place to tie her, you’ll be just two, and that can’t be anything to fuss over.’
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘When I stay out with Golden Horn, where there isn’t any place to tie her, you’ll be just two, and that can’t be anything to fuss over.’
won't
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From this reading ‘That’s true enough, but it won’t be so hard to go into a house now when we aren’t so many,’ comforted Andy.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading GHOSTS ON THE ICE ‘Ugh, it’s just exactly as if we were all alone in the whole world,’ said Maglena, and drew closer about her the little home-woven shawl she had been given by Mistress Brita Dea.
you'll
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From this reading ‘When I stay out with Golden Horn, where there isn’t any place to tie her, you’ll be just two, and that can’t be anything to fuss over.’
