used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading It lay in the snow, like some abandoned beggar waiting for the inevitable end.
in the past
From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
beggarnounUS /ˈbeɡər/
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading It lay in the snow, like some abandoned beggar waiting for the inevitable end.
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In three days it must die.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Now it was deep winter.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading In three days it must die.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It lay in the snow, like some abandoned beggar waiting for the inevitable end.
communicated in words
From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It lay in the snow, like some abandoned beggar waiting for the inevitable end.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
inevitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbəl/
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading It lay in the snow, like some abandoned beggar waiting for the inevitable end.
INVITESnounUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪts/
plural of “invite” — a colloquial expression for invitation
From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now it was deep winter.
JuliannounUS /ˈdʒuːliən/
Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It lay in the snow, like some abandoned beggar waiting for the inevitable end.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It lay in the snow, like some abandoned beggar waiting for the inevitable end.
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 VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In three days it must die.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now it was deep winter.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The year was old.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading It lay in the snow, like some abandoned beggar waiting for the inevitable end.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It lay in the snow, like some abandoned beggar waiting for the inevitable end.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
tentroom
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From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading In three days it must die.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
VALENTINEnounUS /ˈvæləntaɪn/
a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day
From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading It lay in the snow, like some abandoned beggar waiting for the inevitable end.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now it was deep winter.
at the time that
From this reading VALENTINE INVITES HIS GUESTS Valentine and Julian sat together in the tentroom at night, as they sat together many months ago, when Julian confessed his secret and Valentine expressed his strange desire to have a different soul.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Now it was deep winter.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The year was old.
