used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A week later Hilary Murdoch returned from the Broxton grave-yard in a drizzling rain, and made his way to the bare, cleanly swept chamber upstairs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A week later Hilary Murdoch returned from the Broxton grave-yard in a drizzling rain, and made his way to the bare, cleanly swept chamber upstairs.
on or to one side
From this reading Since the night on which he had cried out to his mother that she must not enter, the table at which the dead man had been wont to sit at work had been pushed aside.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Since the night on which he had cried out to his mother that she must not enter, the table at which the dead man had been wont to sit at work had been pushed aside.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Murdoch went to it and drew this cloth away.
completely unclothed
From this reading A week later Hilary Murdoch returned from the Broxton grave-yard in a drizzling rain, and made his way to the bare, cleanly swept chamber upstairs.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since the night on which he had cried out to his mother that she must not enter, the table at which the dead man had been wont to sit at work had been pushed aside.
BRIARLEY
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From this reading JANEY BRIARLEY.
Broxton
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From this reading A week later Hilary Murdoch returned from the Broxton grave-yard in a drizzling rain, and made his way to the bare, cleanly swept chamber upstairs.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading A week later Hilary Murdoch returned from the Broxton grave-yard in a drizzling rain, and made his way to the bare, cleanly swept chamber upstairs.
cleanlyadverbUS /ˈkliːnli/
smoothly and without difficulty; precisely and deftly
From this reading A week later Hilary Murdoch returned from the Broxton grave-yard in a drizzling rain, and made his way to the bare, cleanly swept chamber upstairs.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Some one had thrown a white cloth over it.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Since the night on which he had cried out to his mother that she must not enter, the table at which the dead man had been wont to sit at work had been pushed aside.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Since the night on which he had cried out to his mother that she must not enter, the table at which the dead man had been wont to sit at work had been pushed aside.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Murdoch went to it and drew this cloth away.
drizzlingadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪzəlɪŋ/
(of rain) falling lightly in very small drops
From this reading A week later Hilary Murdoch returned from the Broxton grave-yard in a drizzling rain, and made his way to the bare, cleanly swept chamber upstairs.
to come or go into
From this reading Since the night on which he had cried out to his mother that she must not enter, the table at which the dead man had been wont to sit at work had been pushed aside.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A week later Hilary Murdoch returned from the Broxton grave-yard in a drizzling rain, and made his way to the bare, cleanly swept chamber upstairs.
grave-yard
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From this reading A week later Hilary Murdoch returned from the Broxton grave-yard in a drizzling rain, and made his way to the bare, cleanly swept chamber upstairs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since the night on which he had cried out to his mother that she must not enter, the table at which the dead man had been wont to sit at work had been pushed aside.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since the night on which he had cried out to his mother that she must not enter, the table at which the dead man had been wont to sit at work had been pushed aside.
Hilary
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From this reading A week later Hilary Murdoch returned from the Broxton grave-yard in a drizzling rain, and made his way to the bare, cleanly swept chamber upstairs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A week later Hilary Murdoch returned from the Broxton grave-yard in a drizzling rain, and made his way to the bare, cleanly swept chamber upstairs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A week later Hilary Murdoch returned from the Broxton grave-yard in a drizzling rain, and made his way to the bare, cleanly swept chamber upstairs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some one had thrown a white cloth over it.
JANEY
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From this reading JANEY BRIARLEY.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A week later Hilary Murdoch returned from the Broxton grave-yard in a drizzling rain, and made his way to the bare, cleanly swept chamber upstairs.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A week later Hilary Murdoch returned from the Broxton grave-yard in a drizzling rain, and made his way to the bare, cleanly swept chamber upstairs.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Since the night on which he had cried out to his mother that she must not enter, the table at which the dead man had been wont to sit at work had been pushed aside.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Since the night on which he had cried out to his mother that she must not enter, the table at which the dead man had been wont to sit at work had been pushed aside.
MurdochnounUS /ˈmɜːrdɑːk/
United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931)
From this reading A week later Hilary Murdoch returned from the Broxton grave-yard in a drizzling rain, and made his way to the bare, cleanly swept chamber upstairs.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Since the night on which he had cried out to his mother that she must not enter, the table at which the dead man had been wont to sit at work had been pushed aside.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Since the night on which he had cried out to his mother that she must not enter, the table at which the dead man had been wont to sit at work had been pushed aside.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Since the night on which he had cried out to his mother that she must not enter, the table at which the dead man had been wont to sit at work had been pushed aside.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Since the night on which he had cried out to his mother that she must not enter, the table at which the dead man had been wont to sit at work had been pushed aside.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one had thrown a white cloth over it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Since the night on which he had cried out to his mother that she must not enter, the table at which the dead man had been wont to sit at work had been pushed aside.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Some one had thrown a white cloth over it.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Since the night on which he had cried out to his mother that she must not enter, the table at which the dead man had been wont to sit at work had been pushed aside.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading A week later Hilary Murdoch returned from the Broxton grave-yard in a drizzling rain, and made his way to the bare, cleanly swept chamber upstairs.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading A week later Hilary Murdoch returned from the Broxton grave-yard in a drizzling rain, and made his way to the bare, cleanly swept chamber upstairs.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since the night on which he had cried out to his mother that she must not enter, the table at which the dead man had been wont to sit at work had been pushed aside.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the night on which he had cried out to his mother that she must not enter, the table at which the dead man had been wont to sit at work had been pushed aside.
be seated
From this reading Since the night on which he had cried out to his mother that she must not enter, the table at which the dead man had been wont to sit at work had been pushed aside.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some one had thrown a white cloth over it.
possessing sweep
From this reading A week later Hilary Murdoch returned from the Broxton grave-yard in a drizzling rain, and made his way to the bare, cleanly swept chamber upstairs.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Since the night on which he had cried out to his mother that she must not enter, the table at which the dead man had been wont to sit at work had been pushed aside.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Since the night on which he had cried out to his mother that she must not enter, the table at which the dead man had been wont to sit at work had been pushed aside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A week later Hilary Murdoch returned from the Broxton grave-yard in a drizzling rain, and made his way to the bare, cleanly swept chamber upstairs.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Murdoch went to it and drew this cloth away.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Some one had thrown a white cloth over it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A week later Hilary Murdoch returned from the Broxton grave-yard in a drizzling rain, and made his way to the bare, cleanly swept chamber upstairs.
on a floor above
From this reading A week later Hilary Murdoch returned from the Broxton grave-yard in a drizzling rain, and made his way to the bare, cleanly swept chamber upstairs.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A week later Hilary Murdoch returned from the Broxton grave-yard in a drizzling rain, and made his way to the bare, cleanly swept chamber upstairs.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A week later Hilary Murdoch returned from the Broxton grave-yard in a drizzling rain, and made his way to the bare, cleanly swept chamber upstairs.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Murdoch went to it and drew this cloth away.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Since the night on which he had cried out to his mother that she must not enter, the table at which the dead man had been wont to sit at work had been pushed aside.
a Caucasian
From this reading Some one had thrown a white cloth over it.
wontnounUS /woʊnt/
an established custom
From this reading Since the night on which he had cried out to his mother that she must not enter, the table at which the dead man had been wont to sit at work had been pushed aside.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Since the night on which he had cried out to his mother that she must not enter, the table at which the dead man had been wont to sit at work had been pushed aside.
