used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading "Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
DeannounUS /diːn/
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading "Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading Well, let's go a little farther."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
set up or found
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Well, let's go a little farther."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading "Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
Isn't
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From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
let's
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From this reading Well, let's go a little farther."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Well, let's go a little farther."
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
mid-day
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From this reading "Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading "Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.
and nothing more
From this reading "Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
penetrateverbUS /ˈpenətreɪt/
pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Strange, yes," replied Mark.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
except for; apart from
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
hard to endure
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, let's go a little farther."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "What a change!" cried Mark, as the pair stopped short, trying to penetrate the darkness; but this they found was impossible save in the direction from which they had come.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, it wants a couple of hours to mid-day, and we might fancy that it only wanted a couple of hours to midnight.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading "Isn't it strange?" said Dean, after walking in and out amongst the trees for some twenty yards.
an affirmative
From this reading "Strange, yes," replied Mark.
