used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
in the past
From this reading ‘She set off an hour ago to wait for my master in the park.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘She set off an hour ago to wait for my master in the park.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading May the day be black that sends me with such tidings to my master!’
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading May the day be black that sends me with such tidings to my master!’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
châteaunounUS /ʃæˈtoʊ/
A large French country house or castle, often surrounded by expansive estates and private galleries.
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
cloaks
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From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading I never thought that she would pass the gates--how should I?--but now comes the news that she is on the Jajce road!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading May the day be black that sends me with such tidings to my master!’
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “‘God of Heaven! that I did not tell her!’ gasped the trembling steward.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
start firing a weapon
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘She set off an hour ago to wait for my master in the park.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “‘God of Heaven! that I did not tell her!’ gasped the trembling steward.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading I never thought that she would pass the gates--how should I?--but now comes the news that she is on the Jajce road!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “‘God of Heaven! that I did not tell her!’ gasped the trembling steward.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
HansnounUS /hɑːns/
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “‘God of Heaven! that I did not tell her!’ gasped the trembling steward.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “‘God of Heaven! that I did not tell her!’ gasped the trembling steward.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading ‘She set off an hour ago to wait for my master in the park.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
how
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From this reading I never thought that she would pass the gates--how should I?--but now comes the news that she is on the Jajce road!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “‘God of Heaven! that I did not tell her!’ gasped the trembling steward.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I never thought that she would pass the gates--how should I?--but now comes the news that she is on the Jajce road!
Jajce
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From this reading I never thought that she would pass the gates--how should I?--but now comes the news that she is on the Jajce road!
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading ‘She set off an hour ago to wait for my master in the park.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May the day be black that sends me with such tidings to my master!’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading May the day be black that sends me with such tidings to my master!’
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘She set off an hour ago to wait for my master in the park.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never thought that she would pass the gates--how should I?--but now comes the news that she is on the Jajce road!
information about recent and important events
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “‘God of Heaven! that I did not tell her!’ gasped the trembling steward.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I never thought that she would pass the gates--how should I?--but now comes the news that she is on the Jajce road!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading ‘She set off an hour ago to wait for my master in the park.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I never thought that she would pass the gates--how should I?--but now comes the news that she is on the Jajce road!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading ‘She set off an hour ago to wait for my master in the park.
go across or through
From this reading I never thought that she would pass the gates--how should I?--but now comes the news that she is on the Jajce road!
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading I never thought that she would pass the gates--how should I?--but now comes the news that she is on the Jajce road!
sendsverbUS /sendz/
third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere
From this reading May the day be black that sends me with such tidings to my master!’
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ‘She set off an hour ago to wait for my master in the park.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘She set off an hour ago to wait for my master in the park.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I never thought that she would pass the gates--how should I?--but now comes the news that she is on the Jajce road!
stewardnounUS /ˈstuːərd/
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading “‘God of Heaven! that I did not tell her!’ gasped the trembling steward.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading May the day be black that sends me with such tidings to my master!’
express in words
From this reading “‘God of Heaven! that I did not tell her!’ gasped the trembling steward.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “‘God of Heaven! that I did not tell her!’ gasped the trembling steward.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I never thought that she would pass the gates--how should I?--but now comes the news that she is on the Jajce road!
tidingsnounUS /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading May the day be black that sends me with such tidings to my master!’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘She set off an hour ago to wait for my master in the park.
a shaky motion
From this reading “‘God of Heaven! that I did not tell her!’ gasped the trembling steward.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading ‘She set off an hour ago to wait for my master in the park.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
WHIRLINGnounUS /ˈwɜːrlɪŋ/
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading THE WHIRLING FIRE “A word from Hans had carried us from the house, but the great measure of his news we had while we drew our cloaks about us, and armed ourselves with the guns which stood always in the hall of the château.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I never thought that she would pass the gates--how should I?--but now comes the news that she is on the Jajce road!
