used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A RACE WITH DEATH Without a word, but with disappointment in her heart that Steenie had not answered them, Kirsty obeyed.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Endeavouring afterward to describe what rather she was aware of than felt, she said the nearest she could come to it, but it was not right, was to say that she seemed to encounter the ghost of solidity.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading A RACE WITH DEATH Without a word, but with disappointment in her heart that Steenie had not answered them, Kirsty obeyed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as she took her way between two ricks, where was just room for her to pass, she felt--felt, however, without the slightest sense of _material_ opposition, that she could not go through.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading Endeavouring afterward to describe what rather she was aware of than felt, she said the nearest she could come to it, but it was not right, was to say that she seemed to encounter the ghost of solidity.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But as she took her way between two ricks, where was just room for her to pass, she felt--felt, however, without the slightest sense of _material_ opposition, that she could not go through.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A RACE WITH DEATH Without a word, but with disappointment in her heart that Steenie had not answered them, Kirsty obeyed.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Not a hand was laid upon her out of the darkness, no faintest sound came to her ears through the silently falling snow.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Endeavouring afterward to describe what rather she was aware of than felt, she said the nearest she could come to it, but it was not right, was to say that she seemed to encounter the ghost of solidity.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But as she took her way between two ricks, where was just room for her to pass, she felt--felt, however, without the slightest sense of _material_ opposition, that she could not go through.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Not a hand was laid upon her out of the darkness, no faintest sound came to her ears through the silently falling snow.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading A RACE WITH DEATH Without a word, but with disappointment in her heart that Steenie had not answered them, Kirsty obeyed.
give a description of
From this reading Endeavouring afterward to describe what rather she was aware of than felt, she said the nearest she could come to it, but it was not right, was to say that she seemed to encounter the ghost of solidity.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading A RACE WITH DEATH Without a word, but with disappointment in her heart that Steenie had not answered them, Kirsty obeyed.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Not a hand was laid upon her out of the darkness, no faintest sound came to her ears through the silently falling snow.
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading Endeavouring afterward to describe what rather she was aware of than felt, she said the nearest she could come to it, but it was not right, was to say that she seemed to encounter the ghost of solidity.
Endeavouring
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From this reading Endeavouring afterward to describe what rather she was aware of than felt, she said the nearest she could come to it, but it was not right, was to say that she seemed to encounter the ghost of solidity.
faintestadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪntəst/
superlative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Not a hand was laid upon her out of the darkness, no faintest sound came to her ears through the silently falling snow.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Not a hand was laid upon her out of the darkness, no faintest sound came to her ears through the silently falling snow.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading But as she took her way between two ricks, where was just room for her to pass, she felt--felt, however, without the slightest sense of _material_ opposition, that she could not go through.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But as she took her way between two ricks, where was just room for her to pass, she felt--felt, however, without the slightest sense of _material_ opposition, that she could not go through.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading Endeavouring afterward to describe what rather she was aware of than felt, she said the nearest she could come to it, but it was not right, was to say that she seemed to encounter the ghost of solidity.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But as she took her way between two ricks, where was just room for her to pass, she felt--felt, however, without the slightest sense of _material_ opposition, that she could not go through.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A RACE WITH DEATH Without a word, but with disappointment in her heart that Steenie had not answered them, Kirsty obeyed.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Not a hand was laid upon her out of the darkness, no faintest sound came to her ears through the silently falling snow.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But she went round through the rickyard that she might have a moment’s thought with herself.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading A RACE WITH DEATH Without a word, but with disappointment in her heart that Steenie had not answered them, Kirsty obeyed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A RACE WITH DEATH Without a word, but with disappointment in her heart that Steenie had not answered them, Kirsty obeyed.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But she went round through the rickyard that she might have a moment’s thought with herself.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading But as she took her way between two ricks, where was just room for her to pass, she felt--felt, however, without the slightest sense of _material_ opposition, that she could not go through.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A RACE WITH DEATH Without a word, but with disappointment in her heart that Steenie had not answered them, Kirsty obeyed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Endeavouring afterward to describe what rather she was aware of than felt, she said the nearest she could come to it, but it was not right, was to say that she seemed to encounter the ghost of solidity.
and nothing more
From this reading But as she took her way between two ricks, where was just room for her to pass, she felt--felt, however, without the slightest sense of _material_ opposition, that she could not go through.
Kirsty
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From this reading A RACE WITH DEATH Without a word, but with disappointment in her heart that Steenie had not answered them, Kirsty obeyed.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Not a hand was laid upon her out of the darkness, no faintest sound came to her ears through the silently falling snow.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading But as she took her way between two ricks, where was just room for her to pass, she felt--felt, however, without the slightest sense of _material_ opposition, that she could not go through.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But she went round through the rickyard that she might have a moment’s thought with herself.
moment'snounUS /ˈmoʊmənts/
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading But she went round through the rickyard that she might have a moment’s thought with herself.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading Endeavouring afterward to describe what rather she was aware of than felt, she said the nearest she could come to it, but it was not right, was to say that she seemed to encounter the ghost of solidity.
not any; not one
From this reading Not a hand was laid upon her out of the darkness, no faintest sound came to her ears through the silently falling snow.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A RACE WITH DEATH Without a word, but with disappointment in her heart that Steenie had not answered them, Kirsty obeyed.
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading A RACE WITH DEATH Without a word, but with disappointment in her heart that Steenie had not answered them, Kirsty obeyed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not a hand was laid upon her out of the darkness, no faintest sound came to her ears through the silently falling snow.
oppositionnounUS /ˌɑːpəˈzɪʃən/
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading But as she took her way between two ricks, where was just room for her to pass, she felt--felt, however, without the slightest sense of _material_ opposition, that she could not go through.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Not a hand was laid upon her out of the darkness, no faintest sound came to her ears through the silently falling snow.
go across or through
From this reading But as she took her way between two ricks, where was just room for her to pass, she felt--felt, however, without the slightest sense of _material_ opposition, that she could not go through.
any competition
From this reading A RACE WITH DEATH Without a word, but with disappointment in her heart that Steenie had not answered them, Kirsty obeyed.
on the contrary
From this reading Endeavouring afterward to describe what rather she was aware of than felt, she said the nearest she could come to it, but it was not right, was to say that she seemed to encounter the ghost of solidity.
ricksnounUS /rɪks/
plural of “rick” — a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading But as she took her way between two ricks, where was just room for her to pass, she felt--felt, however, without the slightest sense of _material_ opposition, that she could not go through.
rickyard
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she went round through the rickyard that she might have a moment’s thought with herself.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Endeavouring afterward to describe what rather she was aware of than felt, she said the nearest she could come to it, but it was not right, was to say that she seemed to encounter the ghost of solidity.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading But as she took her way between two ricks, where was just room for her to pass, she felt--felt, however, without the slightest sense of _material_ opposition, that she could not go through.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading But she went round through the rickyard that she might have a moment’s thought with herself.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Endeavouring afterward to describe what rather she was aware of than felt, she said the nearest she could come to it, but it was not right, was to say that she seemed to encounter the ghost of solidity.
express in words
From this reading Endeavouring afterward to describe what rather she was aware of than felt, she said the nearest she could come to it, but it was not right, was to say that she seemed to encounter the ghost of solidity.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Endeavouring afterward to describe what rather she was aware of than felt, she said the nearest she could come to it, but it was not right, was to say that she seemed to encounter the ghost of solidity.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading But as she took her way between two ricks, where was just room for her to pass, she felt--felt, however, without the slightest sense of _material_ opposition, that she could not go through.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she went round through the rickyard that she might have a moment’s thought with herself.
without speaking
From this reading Not a hand was laid upon her out of the darkness, no faintest sound came to her ears through the silently falling snow.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading But as she took her way between two ricks, where was just room for her to pass, she felt--felt, however, without the slightest sense of _material_ opposition, that she could not go through.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Not a hand was laid upon her out of the darkness, no faintest sound came to her ears through the silently falling snow.
soliditynounUS /səˈlɪdəti/
the consistency of a solid
From this reading Endeavouring afterward to describe what rather she was aware of than felt, she said the nearest she could come to it, but it was not right, was to say that she seemed to encounter the ghost of solidity.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Not a hand was laid upon her out of the darkness, no faintest sound came to her ears through the silently falling snow.
Steenie
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From this reading A RACE WITH DEATH Without a word, but with disappointment in her heart that Steenie had not answered them, Kirsty obeyed.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Endeavouring afterward to describe what rather she was aware of than felt, she said the nearest she could come to it, but it was not right, was to say that she seemed to encounter the ghost of solidity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A RACE WITH DEATH Without a word, but with disappointment in her heart that Steenie had not answered them, Kirsty obeyed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But she went round through the rickyard that she might have a moment’s thought with herself.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A RACE WITH DEATH Without a word, but with disappointment in her heart that Steenie had not answered them, Kirsty obeyed.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But she went round through the rickyard that she might have a moment’s thought with herself.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But she went round through the rickyard that she might have a moment’s thought with herself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not a hand was laid upon her out of the darkness, no faintest sound came to her ears through the silently falling snow.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading But as she took her way between two ricks, where was just room for her to pass, she felt--felt, however, without the slightest sense of _material_ opposition, that she could not go through.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But as she took her way between two ricks, where was just room for her to pass, she felt--felt, however, without the slightest sense of _material_ opposition, that she could not go through.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Not a hand was laid upon her out of the darkness, no faintest sound came to her ears through the silently falling snow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not a hand was laid upon her out of the darkness, no faintest sound came to her ears through the silently falling snow.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But as she took her way between two ricks, where was just room for her to pass, she felt--felt, however, without the slightest sense of _material_ opposition, that she could not go through.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But she went round through the rickyard that she might have a moment’s thought with herself.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Endeavouring afterward to describe what rather she was aware of than felt, she said the nearest she could come to it, but it was not right, was to say that she seemed to encounter the ghost of solidity.
in or at the place that
From this reading But as she took her way between two ricks, where was just room for her to pass, she felt--felt, however, without the slightest sense of _material_ opposition, that she could not go through.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A RACE WITH DEATH Without a word, but with disappointment in her heart that Steenie had not answered them, Kirsty obeyed.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A RACE WITH DEATH Without a word, but with disappointment in her heart that Steenie had not answered them, Kirsty obeyed.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading A RACE WITH DEATH Without a word, but with disappointment in her heart that Steenie had not answered them, Kirsty obeyed.
