used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On such a day Joshua Churchill lay dying.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CHURCHILLS Even in beautiful Los Angeles days can be rainy and full of gnawing cold and gloom.
Angeles
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From this reading THE LAST OF THE CHURCHILLS Even in beautiful Los Angeles days can be rainy and full of gnawing cold and gloom.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But he was holding on grimly to the life he no longer valued and held off as grimly the death he really craved.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CHURCHILLS Even in beautiful Los Angeles days can be rainy and full of gnawing cold and gloom.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CHURCHILLS Even in beautiful Los Angeles days can be rainy and full of gnawing cold and gloom.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He could have died days before had he cared to let himself do so.
a youthful male person
From this reading He was waiting for the coming of the boy who was so soon to be the last of the Churchills.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was holding on grimly to the life he no longer valued and held off as grimly the death he really craved.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CHURCHILLS Even in beautiful Los Angeles days can be rainy and full of gnawing cold and gloom.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading He could have died days before had he cared to let himself do so.
ChurchillnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃɪl/
English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722)
From this reading On such a day Joshua Churchill lay dying.
CHURCHILLS
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From this reading THE LAST OF THE CHURCHILLS Even in beautiful Los Angeles days can be rainy and full of gnawing cold and gloom.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CHURCHILLS Even in beautiful Los Angeles days can be rainy and full of gnawing cold and gloom.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading He was waiting for the coming of the boy who was so soon to be the last of the Churchills.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could have died days before had he cared to let himself do so.
cravedadjectiveUS /kreɪvd/
wanted intensely
From this reading But he was holding on grimly to the life he no longer valued and held off as grimly the death he really craved.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On such a day Joshua Churchill lay dying.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CHURCHILLS Even in beautiful Los Angeles days can be rainy and full of gnawing cold and gloom.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading But he was holding on grimly to the life he no longer valued and held off as grimly the death he really craved.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading He could have died days before had he cared to let himself do so.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He could have died days before had he cared to let himself do so.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading On such a day Joshua Churchill lay dying.
divisible by two
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CHURCHILLS Even in beautiful Los Angeles days can be rainy and full of gnawing cold and gloom.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was waiting for the coming of the boy who was so soon to be the last of the Churchills.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CHURCHILLS Even in beautiful Los Angeles days can be rainy and full of gnawing cold and gloom.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CHURCHILLS Even in beautiful Los Angeles days can be rainy and full of gnawing cold and gloom.
gnawingverbUS /ˈnɔːɪŋ/
-ing form of “gnaw” — bite or chew on with the teeth
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CHURCHILLS Even in beautiful Los Angeles days can be rainy and full of gnawing cold and gloom.
grimlyadverbUS /ˈɡrɪmli/
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading But he was holding on grimly to the life he no longer valued and held off as grimly the death he really craved.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He could have died days before had he cared to let himself do so.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He could have died days before had he cared to let himself do so.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could have died days before had he cared to let himself do so.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading But he was holding on grimly to the life he no longer valued and held off as grimly the death he really craved.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He could have died days before had he cared to let himself do so.
the act of retaining something
From this reading But he was holding on grimly to the life he no longer valued and held off as grimly the death he really craved.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CHURCHILLS Even in beautiful Los Angeles days can be rainy and full of gnawing cold and gloom.
JoshuanounUS /ˈdʒɑːʃuːə/
(Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho
From this reading On such a day Joshua Churchill lay dying.
immediately past
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CHURCHILLS Even in beautiful Los Angeles days can be rainy and full of gnawing cold and gloom.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading On such a day Joshua Churchill lay dying.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He could have died days before had he cared to let himself do so.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading But he was holding on grimly to the life he no longer valued and held off as grimly the death he really craved.
for more time
From this reading But he was holding on grimly to the life he no longer valued and held off as grimly the death he really craved.
Los
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From this reading THE LAST OF THE CHURCHILLS Even in beautiful Los Angeles days can be rainy and full of gnawing cold and gloom.
not any; not one
From this reading But he was holding on grimly to the life he no longer valued and held off as grimly the death he really craved.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CHURCHILLS Even in beautiful Los Angeles days can be rainy and full of gnawing cold and gloom.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But he was holding on grimly to the life he no longer valued and held off as grimly the death he really craved.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On such a day Joshua Churchill lay dying.
rainyadjectiveUS /ˈreɪni/
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CHURCHILLS Even in beautiful Los Angeles days can be rainy and full of gnawing cold and gloom.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading But he was holding on grimly to the life he no longer valued and held off as grimly the death he really craved.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He could have died days before had he cared to let himself do so.
in the near future
From this reading He was waiting for the coming of the boy who was so soon to be the last of the Churchills.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading On such a day Joshua Churchill lay dying.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CHURCHILLS Even in beautiful Los Angeles days can be rainy and full of gnawing cold and gloom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He could have died days before had he cared to let himself do so.
valuedadjectiveUS /ˈvæljuːd/
(usually used in combination) having value of a specified kind
From this reading But he was holding on grimly to the life he no longer valued and held off as grimly the death he really craved.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading He was waiting for the coming of the boy who was so soon to be the last of the Churchills.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he was holding on grimly to the life he no longer valued and held off as grimly the death he really craved.
which person or people
From this reading He was waiting for the coming of the boy who was so soon to be the last of the Churchills.
