used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading Ghosts are the true immortals, and the dead grow more alive all the time.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Ghosts are the true immortals, and the dead grow more alive all the time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ghosts are the true immortals, and the dead grow more alive all the time.
ASHLEY
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From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Wraiths have a greater vitality to-day than ever before.
CompilernounUS /kəmˈpaɪlər/
a person who compiles information (as for reference purposes)
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading DOROTHY SCARBOROUGH, PH.D.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Ghosts are the true immortals, and the dead grow more alive all the time.
DOROTHY
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From this reading DOROTHY SCARBOROUGH, PH.D.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
etc
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at any time
From this reading Wraiths have a greater vitality to-day than ever before.
FictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
FugitivenounUS /ˈfjuːdʒətɪv/
someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
GhostsnounUS /ɡoʊsts/
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading Ghosts are the true immortals, and the dead grow more alive all the time.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Wraiths have a greater vitality to-day than ever before.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Ghosts are the true immortals, and the dead grow more alive all the time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Wraiths have a greater vitality to-day than ever before.
HORACEnounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
HumorousadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmərəs/
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
immortalsnounUS /ˌɪˈmɔːrtəlz/
plural of “immortal” — a person (such as an author) of enduring fame
From this reading Ghosts are the true immortals, and the dead grow more alive all the time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
Knickerbocker
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LITT
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the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Ghosts are the true immortals, and the dead grow more alive all the time.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
PHnounUS /ˈpiːˈeɪtʃ/
(from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter
From this reading DOROTHY SCARBOROUGH, PH.D.
PorchnounUS /pɔːrtʃ/
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
Putnam's
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SCARBOROUGH
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From this reading DOROTHY SCARBOROUGH, PH.D.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
SupernaturalnounUS /ˌsuːpərˈnætʃərəl/
supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Wraiths have a greater vitality to-day than ever before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
THORNDIKEnounUS /ˈθɔːrndɪk/
English actress (1882-1976)
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Ghosts are the true immortals, and the dead grow more alive all the time.
to-day
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From this reading Wraiths have a greater vitality to-day than ever before.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Ghosts are the true immortals, and the dead grow more alive all the time.
VersesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
vitalitynounUS /vaɪˈtæləti/
an energetic style
From this reading Wraiths have a greater vitality to-day than ever before.
Wraiths
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From this reading Wraiths have a greater vitality to-day than ever before.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Author of _The Supernatural In Modern English Fiction_, _Fugitive Verses_, _From A Southern Porch_, etc. Compiler of _Humorous Ghost Stories_ G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, LITT.
