used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It had been a close, sultry day, and it was a still more oppressive night.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an awful storm; the lightning flashed into the attic, lighting up for a moment every corner of it, and showing Christie old Treffy's white and trembling face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had been a close, sultry day, and it was a still more oppressive night.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
atticnounUS /ˈætɪk/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading It was an awful storm; the lightning flashed into the attic, lighting up for a moment every corner of it, and showing Christie old Treffy's white and trembling face.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Old Treffy raised himself in bed, and Christie crept to his side.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been a close, sultry day, and it was a still more oppressive night.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading NO SIN IN THE CITY BRIGHT.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
ChristienounUS /ˈkrɪsti/
prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)
From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading NO SIN IN THE CITY BRIGHT.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading It had been a close, sultry day, and it was a still more oppressive night.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading It was an awful storm; the lightning flashed into the attic, lighting up for a moment every corner of it, and showing Christie old Treffy's white and trembling face.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Old Treffy raised himself in bed, and Christie crept to his side.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It had been a close, sultry day, and it was a still more oppressive night.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was an awful storm; the lightning flashed into the attic, lighting up for a moment every corner of it, and showing Christie old Treffy's white and trembling face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It was an awful storm; the lightning flashed into the attic, lighting up for a moment every corner of it, and showing Christie old Treffy's white and trembling face.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading It was an awful storm; the lightning flashed into the attic, lighting up for a moment every corner of it, and showing Christie old Treffy's white and trembling face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was an awful storm; the lightning flashed into the attic, lighting up for a moment every corner of it, and showing Christie old Treffy's white and trembling face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been a close, sultry day, and it was a still more oppressive night.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Old Treffy raised himself in bed, and Christie crept to his side.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Treffy raised himself in bed, and Christie crept to his side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NO SIN IN THE CITY BRIGHT.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been a close, sultry day, and it was a still more oppressive night.
immediately past
From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
lightingnounUS /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/
having abundant light or illumination
From this reading It was an awful storm; the lightning flashed into the attic, lighting up for a moment every corner of it, and showing Christie old Treffy's white and trembling face.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading It was an awful storm; the lightning flashed into the attic, lighting up for a moment every corner of it, and showing Christie old Treffy's white and trembling face.
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 It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
a particular point in time
From this reading It was an awful storm; the lightning flashed into the attic, lighting up for a moment every corner of it, and showing Christie old Treffy's white and trembling face.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It had been a close, sultry day, and it was a still more oppressive night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It had been a close, sultry day, and it was a still more oppressive night.
not any; not one
From this reading NO SIN IN THE CITY BRIGHT.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
oppressiveadjectiveUS /əˈpresɪv/
weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
From this reading It had been a close, sultry day, and it was a still more oppressive night.
pealnounUS /piːl/
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Old Treffy raised himself in bed, and Christie crept to his side.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading It was an awful storm; the lightning flashed into the attic, lighting up for a moment every corner of it, and showing Christie old Treffy's white and trembling face.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Old Treffy raised himself in bed, and Christie crept to his side.
estrangement from god
From this reading NO SIN IN THE CITY BRIGHT.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
slumbernounUS /ˈslʌmbər/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
not in physical motion
From this reading It had been a close, sultry day, and it was a still more oppressive night.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading It was an awful storm; the lightning flashed into the attic, lighting up for a moment every corner of it, and showing Christie old Treffy's white and trembling face.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
sultryadjectiveUS /ˈsʌltri/
sexually exciting or gratifying
From this reading It had been a close, sultry day, and it was a still more oppressive night.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NO SIN IN THE CITY BRIGHT.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
Treffy
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From this reading Old Treffy raised himself in bed, and Christie crept to his side.
Treffy's
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From this reading It was an awful storm; the lightning flashed into the attic, lighting up for a moment every corner of it, and showing Christie old Treffy's white and trembling face.
a shaky motion
From this reading It was an awful storm; the lightning flashed into the attic, lighting up for a moment every corner of it, and showing Christie old Treffy's white and trembling face.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was an awful storm; the lightning flashed into the attic, lighting up for a moment every corner of it, and showing Christie old Treffy's white and trembling face.
waked
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From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It had been a close, sultry day, and it was a still more oppressive night.
at the time that
From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was long before Christie could get to sleep, and when at last he had sunk into a troubled slumber, he was waked suddenly by a loud peal of thunder, which made the old attic shake from end to end.
a Caucasian
From this reading It was an awful storm; the lightning flashed into the attic, lighting up for a moment every corner of it, and showing Christie old Treffy's white and trembling face.
