used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SAM LEE DISCOVERS A FARO GAME.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading But at last the Doctor and Sir Frederic were left alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A hard thing it is to recall to another The seeds of wrong doing our brother has sown But harder it is, our proud spirits to smother And confess to a harvest so largely our own.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading A hard thing it is to recall to another The seeds of wrong doing our brother has sown But harder it is, our proud spirits to smother And confess to a harvest so largely our own.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at last the Doctor and Sir Frederic were left alone.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was long past midnight before the ladies thought of retiring, so great was the excitement consequent upon the evening's revelations.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading A hard thing it is to recall to another The seeds of wrong doing our brother has sown But harder it is, our proud spirits to smother And confess to a harvest so largely our own.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A hard thing it is to recall to another The seeds of wrong doing our brother has sown But harder it is, our proud spirits to smother And confess to a harvest so largely our own.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading A hard thing it is to recall to another The seeds of wrong doing our brother has sown But harder it is, our proud spirits to smother And confess to a harvest so largely our own.
consequentadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnsəkwənt/
occurring with or following as a consequence
From this reading It was long past midnight before the ladies thought of retiring, so great was the excitement consequent upon the evening's revelations.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading The fire was growing dim, but neither of the gentlemen thought to have it replenished.
DISCOVERSverbUS /dɪˈskʌvərz/
third-person singular of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading SAM LEE DISCOVERS A FARO GAME.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading But at last the Doctor and Sir Frederic were left alone.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading A hard thing it is to recall to another The seeds of wrong doing our brother has sown But harder it is, our proud spirits to smother And confess to a harvest so largely our own.
evening'snounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋz/
possessive form of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It was long past midnight before the ladies thought of retiring, so great was the excitement consequent upon the evening's revelations.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading It was long past midnight before the ladies thought of retiring, so great was the excitement consequent upon the evening's revelations.
FAROnounUS /ˈferoʊ/
a card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box
From this reading SAM LEE DISCOVERS A FARO GAME.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The fire was growing dim, but neither of the gentlemen thought to have it replenished.
Frederic
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From this reading But at last the Doctor and Sir Frederic were left alone.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading SAM LEE DISCOVERS A FARO GAME.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading The fire was growing dim, but neither of the gentlemen thought to have it replenished.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was long past midnight before the ladies thought of retiring, so great was the excitement consequent upon the evening's revelations.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading The fire was growing dim, but neither of the gentlemen thought to have it replenished.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading A hard thing it is to recall to another The seeds of wrong doing our brother has sown But harder it is, our proud spirits to smother And confess to a harvest so largely our own.
harderadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdər/
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading A hard thing it is to recall to another The seeds of wrong doing our brother has sown But harder it is, our proud spirits to smother And confess to a harvest so largely our own.
harvestnounUS /ˈhɑːrvəst/
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading A hard thing it is to recall to another The seeds of wrong doing our brother has sown But harder it is, our proud spirits to smother And confess to a harvest so largely our own.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A hard thing it is to recall to another The seeds of wrong doing our brother has sown But harder it is, our proud spirits to smother And confess to a harvest so largely our own.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The fire was growing dim, but neither of the gentlemen thought to have it replenished.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A hard thing it is to recall to another The seeds of wrong doing our brother has sown But harder it is, our proud spirits to smother And confess to a harvest so largely our own.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A hard thing it is to recall to another The seeds of wrong doing our brother has sown But harder it is, our proud spirits to smother And confess to a harvest so largely our own.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading It was long past midnight before the ladies thought of retiring, so great was the excitement consequent upon the evening's revelations.
largelyadverbUS /ˈlɑːrdʒli/
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading A hard thing it is to recall to another The seeds of wrong doing our brother has sown But harder it is, our proud spirits to smother And confess to a harvest so largely our own.
immediately past
From this reading But at last the Doctor and Sir Frederic were left alone.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading SAM LEE DISCOVERS A FARO GAME.
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 But at last the Doctor and Sir Frederic were left alone.
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 past midnight before the ladies thought of retiring, so great was the excitement consequent upon the evening's revelations.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading It was long past midnight before the ladies thought of retiring, so great was the excitement consequent upon the evening's revelations.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The fire was growing dim, but neither of the gentlemen thought to have it replenished.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A hard thing it is to recall to another The seeds of wrong doing our brother has sown But harder it is, our proud spirits to smother And confess to a harvest so largely our own.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A hard thing it is to recall to another The seeds of wrong doing our brother has sown But harder it is, our proud spirits to smother And confess to a harvest so largely our own.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading A hard thing it is to recall to another The seeds of wrong doing our brother has sown But harder it is, our proud spirits to smother And confess to a harvest so largely our own.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading It was long past midnight before the ladies thought of retiring, so great was the excitement consequent upon the evening's revelations.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading A hard thing it is to recall to another The seeds of wrong doing our brother has sown But harder it is, our proud spirits to smother And confess to a harvest so largely our own.
recallverbUS /ˈriːkɔːl/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading A hard thing it is to recall to another The seeds of wrong doing our brother has sown But harder it is, our proud spirits to smother And confess to a harvest so largely our own.
replenishedverbUS /riˈplenɪʃt/
past form of “replenish” — fill something that had previously been emptied
From this reading The fire was growing dim, but neither of the gentlemen thought to have it replenished.
retiringadjectiveUS /rɪˈtaɪrɪŋ/
not arrogant or presuming
From this reading It was long past midnight before the ladies thought of retiring, so great was the excitement consequent upon the evening's revelations.
revelationsnounUS /ˌrevəˈleɪʃənz/
plural of “revelation” — the speech act of making something evident
From this reading It was long past midnight before the ladies thought of retiring, so great was the excitement consequent upon the evening's revelations.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading SAM LEE DISCOVERS A FARO GAME.
seedsnounUS /siːdz/
plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit
From this reading A hard thing it is to recall to another The seeds of wrong doing our brother has sown But harder it is, our proud spirits to smother And confess to a harvest so largely our own.
term of address for a man
From this reading But at last the Doctor and Sir Frederic were left alone.
smotherverbUS /ˈsmʌðər/
envelop completely
From this reading A hard thing it is to recall to another The seeds of wrong doing our brother has sown But harder it is, our proud spirits to smother And confess to a harvest so largely our own.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A hard thing it is to recall to another The seeds of wrong doing our brother has sown But harder it is, our proud spirits to smother And confess to a harvest so largely our own.
sownadjectiveUS /soʊn/
sprinkled with seed
From this reading A hard thing it is to recall to another The seeds of wrong doing our brother has sown But harder it is, our proud spirits to smother And confess to a harvest so largely our own.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading A hard thing it is to recall to another The seeds of wrong doing our brother has sown But harder it is, our proud spirits to smother And confess to a harvest so largely our own.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A hard thing it is to recall to another The seeds of wrong doing our brother has sown But harder it is, our proud spirits to smother And confess to a harvest so largely our own.
a special situation
From this reading A hard thing it is to recall to another The seeds of wrong doing our brother has sown But harder it is, our proud spirits to smother And confess to a harvest so largely our own.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was long past midnight before the ladies thought of retiring, so great was the excitement consequent upon the evening's revelations.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A hard thing it is to recall to another The seeds of wrong doing our brother has sown But harder it is, our proud spirits to smother And confess to a harvest so largely our own.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was long past midnight before the ladies thought of retiring, so great was the excitement consequent upon the evening's revelations.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was long past midnight before the ladies thought of retiring, so great was the excitement consequent upon the evening's revelations.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But at last the Doctor and Sir Frederic were left alone.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading A hard thing it is to recall to another The seeds of wrong doing our brother has sown But harder it is, our proud spirits to smother And confess to a harvest so largely our own.
