used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mary Burton was returning from a Sixth-avenue delicatessen shop with the bottle of milk and box of crackers which constituted the marketing for tomorrow morning's breakfast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mary Burton was returning from a Sixth-avenue delicatessen shop with the bottle of milk and box of crackers which constituted the marketing for tomorrow morning's breakfast.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She felt very faint and unspeakably sick at heart.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been trying to think out some way to mend their misfortunes, and each day brought her nearer the point where the grinding struggle must end in starvation.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading Mary Burton was returning from a Sixth-avenue delicatessen shop with the bottle of milk and box of crackers which constituted the marketing for tomorrow morning's breakfast.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading Mary Burton was returning from a Sixth-avenue delicatessen shop with the bottle of milk and box of crackers which constituted the marketing for tomorrow morning's breakfast.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Mary Burton was returning from a Sixth-avenue delicatessen shop with the bottle of milk and box of crackers which constituted the marketing for tomorrow morning's breakfast.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading She had been trying to think out some way to mend their misfortunes, and each day brought her nearer the point where the grinding struggle must end in starvation.
BurtonnounUS /ˈbɜːrtən/
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading Mary Burton was returning from a Sixth-avenue delicatessen shop with the bottle of milk and box of crackers which constituted the marketing for tomorrow morning's breakfast.
constitutedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnstətuːtəd/
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading Mary Burton was returning from a Sixth-avenue delicatessen shop with the bottle of milk and box of crackers which constituted the marketing for tomorrow morning's breakfast.
crackersadjectiveUS /ˈkrækərz/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading Mary Burton was returning from a Sixth-avenue delicatessen shop with the bottle of milk and box of crackers which constituted the marketing for tomorrow morning's breakfast.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She had been trying to think out some way to mend their misfortunes, and each day brought her nearer the point where the grinding struggle must end in starvation.
delicatessennounUS /ˌdelɪkəˈtesən/
ready-to-eat food products
From this reading Mary Burton was returning from a Sixth-avenue delicatessen shop with the bottle of milk and box of crackers which constituted the marketing for tomorrow morning's breakfast.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading She had been trying to think out some way to mend their misfortunes, and each day brought her nearer the point where the grinding struggle must end in starvation.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading She had been trying to think out some way to mend their misfortunes, and each day brought her nearer the point where the grinding struggle must end in starvation.
divisible by two
From this reading There was no longer even a trivial thing with which to interest the pawnbroker.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading She felt very faint and unspeakably sick at heart.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt very faint and unspeakably sick at heart.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mary Burton was returning from a Sixth-avenue delicatessen shop with the bottle of milk and box of crackers which constituted the marketing for tomorrow morning's breakfast.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mary Burton was returning from a Sixth-avenue delicatessen shop with the bottle of milk and box of crackers which constituted the marketing for tomorrow morning's breakfast.
grindingnounUS /ˈɡraɪndɪŋ/
material resulting from the process of grinding
From this reading She had been trying to think out some way to mend their misfortunes, and each day brought her nearer the point where the grinding struggle must end in starvation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had had little sleep for many nights and her temples throbbed with pain.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She felt very faint and unspeakably sick at heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had had little sleep for many nights and her temples throbbed with pain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had been trying to think out some way to mend their misfortunes, and each day brought her nearer the point where the grinding struggle must end in starvation.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading There was no longer even a trivial thing with which to interest the pawnbroker.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She had had little sleep for many nights and her temples throbbed with pain.
for more time
From this reading There was no longer even a trivial thing with which to interest the pawnbroker.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading She had had little sleep for many nights and her temples throbbed with pain.
marketingnounUS /ˈmɑːrkətɪŋ/
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading Mary Burton was returning from a Sixth-avenue delicatessen shop with the bottle of milk and box of crackers which constituted the marketing for tomorrow morning's breakfast.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary Burton was returning from a Sixth-avenue delicatessen shop with the bottle of milk and box of crackers which constituted the marketing for tomorrow morning's breakfast.
mendverbUS /mend/
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading She had been trying to think out some way to mend their misfortunes, and each day brought her nearer the point where the grinding struggle must end in starvation.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading Mary Burton was returning from a Sixth-avenue delicatessen shop with the bottle of milk and box of crackers which constituted the marketing for tomorrow morning's breakfast.
misfortunesnounUS /mɪˈsfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “misfortune” — unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading She had been trying to think out some way to mend their misfortunes, and each day brought her nearer the point where the grinding struggle must end in starvation.
morning'snounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋz/
possessive form of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Mary Burton was returning from a Sixth-avenue delicatessen shop with the bottle of milk and box of crackers which constituted the marketing for tomorrow morning's breakfast.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She had been trying to think out some way to mend their misfortunes, and each day brought her nearer the point where the grinding struggle must end in starvation.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading She had been trying to think out some way to mend their misfortunes, and each day brought her nearer the point where the grinding struggle must end in starvation.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading She had had little sleep for many nights and her temples throbbed with pain.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no longer even a trivial thing with which to interest the pawnbroker.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mary Burton was returning from a Sixth-avenue delicatessen shop with the bottle of milk and box of crackers which constituted the marketing for tomorrow morning's breakfast.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She had been trying to think out some way to mend their misfortunes, and each day brought her nearer the point where the grinding struggle must end in starvation.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading She had had little sleep for many nights and her temples throbbed with pain.
pawnbrokernoun
a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security
From this reading There was no longer even a trivial thing with which to interest the pawnbroker.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading She had been trying to think out some way to mend their misfortunes, and each day brought her nearer the point where the grinding struggle must end in starvation.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading Mary Burton was returning from a Sixth-avenue delicatessen shop with the bottle of milk and box of crackers which constituted the marketing for tomorrow morning's breakfast.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt very faint and unspeakably sick at heart.
do one's shopping
From this reading Mary Burton was returning from a Sixth-avenue delicatessen shop with the bottle of milk and box of crackers which constituted the marketing for tomorrow morning's breakfast.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading She felt very faint and unspeakably sick at heart.
Sixth-avenue
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From this reading Mary Burton was returning from a Sixth-avenue delicatessen shop with the bottle of milk and box of crackers which constituted the marketing for tomorrow morning's breakfast.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading She had had little sleep for many nights and her temples throbbed with pain.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She had been trying to think out some way to mend their misfortunes, and each day brought her nearer the point where the grinding struggle must end in starvation.
starvationnounUS /stɑːrˈveɪʃən/
a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
From this reading She had been trying to think out some way to mend their misfortunes, and each day brought her nearer the point where the grinding struggle must end in starvation.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading She had been trying to think out some way to mend their misfortunes, and each day brought her nearer the point where the grinding struggle must end in starvation.
templesnounUS /ˈtempəlz/
plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading She had had little sleep for many nights and her temples throbbed with pain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mary Burton was returning from a Sixth-avenue delicatessen shop with the bottle of milk and box of crackers which constituted the marketing for tomorrow morning's breakfast.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She had been trying to think out some way to mend their misfortunes, and each day brought her nearer the point where the grinding struggle must end in starvation.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no longer even a trivial thing with which to interest the pawnbroker.
a special situation
From this reading There was no longer even a trivial thing with which to interest the pawnbroker.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading She had been trying to think out some way to mend their misfortunes, and each day brought her nearer the point where the grinding struggle must end in starvation.
throbbed
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From this reading She had had little sleep for many nights and her temples throbbed with pain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no longer even a trivial thing with which to interest the pawnbroker.
tomorrownounUS /təˈmɑːroʊ/
the day after today
From this reading Mary Burton was returning from a Sixth-avenue delicatessen shop with the bottle of milk and box of crackers which constituted the marketing for tomorrow morning's breakfast.
trivialadjectiveUS /ˈtrɪviəl/
(informal) small and of little importance
From this reading There was no longer even a trivial thing with which to interest the pawnbroker.
hard to endure
From this reading She had been trying to think out some way to mend their misfortunes, and each day brought her nearer the point where the grinding struggle must end in starvation.
unspeakablyadverb
to an inexpressible degree
From this reading She felt very faint and unspeakably sick at heart.
precisely as stated
From this reading She felt very faint and unspeakably sick at heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mary Burton was returning from a Sixth-avenue delicatessen shop with the bottle of milk and box of crackers which constituted the marketing for tomorrow morning's breakfast.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She had been trying to think out some way to mend their misfortunes, and each day brought her nearer the point where the grinding struggle must end in starvation.
in or at the place that
From this reading She had been trying to think out some way to mend their misfortunes, and each day brought her nearer the point where the grinding struggle must end in starvation.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mary Burton was returning from a Sixth-avenue delicatessen shop with the bottle of milk and box of crackers which constituted the marketing for tomorrow morning's breakfast.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mary Burton was returning from a Sixth-avenue delicatessen shop with the bottle of milk and box of crackers which constituted the marketing for tomorrow morning's breakfast.
