used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
achingadjectiveUS /ˈeɪkɪŋ/
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading And now that Archibald had departed, an aching sense of loneliness had come to him such as only comes to the man who lives thus isolated.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And now that Archibald had departed, an aching sense of loneliness had come to him such as only comes to the man who lives thus isolated.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
Archibald
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From this reading And now that Archibald had departed, an aching sense of loneliness had come to him such as only comes to the man who lives thus isolated.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And now that Archibald had departed, an aching sense of loneliness had come to him such as only comes to the man who lives thus isolated.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he closed the volume and let it fall wearily on his knee.
atticnounUS /ˈætɪk/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been shaken by a storm of emotion, and it had left him somewhat shattered.
bleaknessnounUS /ˈbliːknəs/
a bleak and desolate atmosphere
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had been shaken by a storm of emotion, and it had left him somewhat shattered.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading At last he closed the volume and let it fall wearily on his knee.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And now that Archibald had departed, an aching sense of loneliness had come to him such as only comes to the man who lives thus isolated.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading And now that Archibald had departed, an aching sense of loneliness had come to him such as only comes to the man who lives thus isolated.
decorationnounUS /ˌdekərˈeɪʃən/
something used to beautify
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
well in the past; former
From this reading And now that Archibald had departed, an aching sense of loneliness had come to him such as only comes to the man who lives thus isolated.
any strong feeling
From this reading He had been shaken by a storm of emotion, and it had left him somewhat shattered.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading At last he closed the volume and let it fall wearily on his knee.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The visit of his father had tried him severely.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The visit of his father had tried him severely.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last he closed the volume and let it fall wearily on his knee.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The visit of his father had tried him severely.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
isolatedadjectiveUS /ˈaɪsəleɪtəd/
not close together in time
From this reading And now that Archibald had departed, an aching sense of loneliness had come to him such as only comes to the man who lives thus isolated.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At last he closed the volume and let it fall wearily on his knee.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading At last he closed the volume and let it fall wearily on his knee.
immediately past
From this reading At last he closed the volume and let it fall wearily on his knee.
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 He had been shaken by a storm of emotion, and it had left him somewhat shattered.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading At last he closed the volume and let it fall wearily on his knee.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading And now that Archibald had departed, an aching sense of loneliness had come to him such as only comes to the man who lives thus isolated.
lonelinessnounUS /ˈloʊnlinəs/
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading And now that Archibald had departed, an aching sense of loneliness had come to him such as only comes to the man who lives thus isolated.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And now that Archibald had departed, an aching sense of loneliness had come to him such as only comes to the man who lives thus isolated.
MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
a brief written record
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now that Archibald had departed, an aching sense of loneliness had come to him such as only comes to the man who lives thus isolated.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
and nothing more
From this reading And now that Archibald had departed, an aching sense of loneliness had come to him such as only comes to the man who lives thus isolated.
plantedadjectiveUS /ˈplæntɪd/
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
pretendingnounUS /priˈtendɪŋ/
the act of giving a false appearance
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
rugnounUS /rʌɡ/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
sedulouslyadverb
in a sedulous manner
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading And now that Archibald had departed, an aching sense of loneliness had come to him such as only comes to the man who lives thus isolated.
severelyadverbUS /səˈvɪrli/
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading The visit of his father had tried him severely.
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading He had been shaken by a storm of emotion, and it had left him somewhat shattered.
shatteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃætərd/
ruined or disrupted
From this reading He had been shaken by a storm of emotion, and it had left him somewhat shattered.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading He had been shaken by a storm of emotion, and it had left him somewhat shattered.
startlingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ/
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading He had been shaken by a storm of emotion, and it had left him somewhat shattered.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And now that Archibald had departed, an aching sense of loneliness had come to him such as only comes to the man who lives thus isolated.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And now that Archibald had departed, an aching sense of loneliness had come to him such as only comes to the man who lives thus isolated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading And now that Archibald had departed, an aching sense of loneliness had come to him such as only comes to the man who lives thus isolated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading The visit of his father had tried him severely.
TurkeynounUS /ˈtɜːrki/
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The visit of his father had tried him severely.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading At last he closed the volume and let it fall wearily on his knee.
wearilyadverbUS /ˈwerəli/
in a weary manner
From this reading At last he closed the volume and let it fall wearily on his knee.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The next evening Morgan sat pretending to be reading a book, his feet sedulously planted on a new Turkey rug, which struck a startling note of colour and decoration amid the bleakness of the attic.
which person or people
From this reading And now that Archibald had departed, an aching sense of loneliness had come to him such as only comes to the man who lives thus isolated.
