11
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From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading And if dancing is a sin, please forgive me, God, for I didn’t mean any harm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
for the reason that
From this reading And please make Pearl not hate me so much just because David is sweet to me.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
next to; at the side of
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
childishadjectiveUS /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/
indicating a lack of maturity
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
clasping
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From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
cotnounUS /kɑːt/
a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “Oh, thank you, God, for making David like me, and for letting me dance with him.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading And if dancing is a sin, please forgive me, God, for I didn’t mean any harm.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “Oh, thank you, God, for making David like me, and for letting me dance with him.
didn't
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From this reading And if dancing is a sin, please forgive me, God, for I didn’t mean any harm.
without deviation
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Oh, thank you, God, for making David like me, and for letting me dance with him.
FordnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading And if dancing is a sin, please forgive me, God, for I didn’t mean any harm.
garretnounUS /ˈɡerɪt/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
gleamedverbUS /ɡliːmd/
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading And if dancing is a sin, please forgive me, God, for I didn’t mean any harm.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading And please make Pearl not hate me so much just because David is sweet to me.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, thank you, God, for making David like me, and for letting me dance with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And if dancing is a sin, please forgive me, God, for I didn’t mean any harm.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if dancing is a sin, please forgive me, God, for I didn’t mean any harm.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And if dancing is a sin, please forgive me, God, for I didn’t mean any harm.
and nothing more
From this reading And please make Pearl not hate me so much just because David is sweet to me.
kerosenenounUS /ˈkerəsiːn/
a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
kneltverbUS /nelt/
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading “Oh, thank you, God, for making David like me, and for letting me dance with him.
held up in the air
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Oh, thank you, God, for making David like me, and for letting me dance with him.
hear with intention
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
majesticadjectiveUS /məˈdʒestɪk/
majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
engage in
From this reading And please make Pearl not hate me so much just because David is sweet to me.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “Oh, thank you, God, for making David like me, and for letting me dance with him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, thank you, God, for making David like me, and for letting me dance with him.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading And if dancing is a sin, please forgive me, God, for I didn’t mean any harm.
mechanicallyadverbUS /məˈkænɪkli/
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
the light of the Moon
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
to a great degree or extent
From this reading And please make Pearl not hate me so much just because David is sweet to me.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
Now-I-lay-me
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From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, thank you, God, for making David like me, and for letting me dance with him.
orphanagenounUS /ˈɔːrfənədʒ/
the condition of being a child without living parents
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
PearlnounUS /pɜːrl/
a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading And please make Pearl not hate me so much just because David is sweet to me.
pearly-whiteadjective
of a white the color of pearls
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading And if dancing is a sin, please forgive me, God, for I didn’t mean any harm.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
racedverbUS /reɪst/
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
SallynounUS /ˈsæli/
witty remark
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
estrangement from god
From this reading And if dancing is a sin, please forgive me, God, for I didn’t mean any harm.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And please make Pearl not hate me so much just because David is sweet to me.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading And please make Pearl not hate me so much just because David is sweet to me.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Oh, thank you, God, for making David like me, and for letting me dance with him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After she had raced mechanically through her childish “Now-I-lay-me,” she lifted her small face, that gleamed pearly-white in the faint moonlight, and, clasping her thin little hands tightly, spoke in a low, passionate voice directly to God, whom she imagined bending His majestic head to listen:
wiresnounUS /ˈwaɪərz/
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading At 11 o’clock that Saturday night Sally Ford blew out the flame in the small kerosene lamp—the electric light wires had not been brought to the garret—and then knelt beside the low cot bed to pray, as she had been taught to do in the orphanage.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Oh, thank you, God, for making David like me, and for letting me dance with him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, thank you, God, for making David like me, and for letting me dance with him.
