used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The winter sun was setting through a lifting haze of fog; it threw a faint red gleam on the stone wall, and touched the heads of the man and woman who were making love in the condemned cell.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He was sitting on the bench under the narrow barred window, which was high above their heads.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Now--I am content."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The winter sun was setting through a lifting haze of fog; it threw a faint red gleam on the stone wall, and touched the heads of the man and woman who were making love in the condemned cell.
Barnabas
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From this reading "I thought I'd ha' to die without this," said Barnabas.
barredadjectiveUS /bɑːrd/
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading He was sitting on the bench under the narrow barred window, which was high above their heads.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading O lover of my life, O soldier saint, No work begun shall ever pause for death.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading He was sitting on the bench under the narrow barred window, which was high above their heads.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading The winter sun was setting through a lifting haze of fog; it threw a faint red gleam on the stone wall, and touched the heads of the man and woman who were making love in the condemned cell.
condemnedverbUS /kənˈdemd/
past form of “condemn” — express strong disapproval of
From this reading The winter sun was setting through a lifting haze of fog; it threw a faint red gleam on the stone wall, and touched the heads of the man and woman who were making love in the condemned cell.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading "Now--I am content."
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading O lover of my life, O soldier saint, No work begun shall ever pause for death.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "I thought I'd ha' to die without this," said Barnabas.
at any time
From this reading O lover of my life, O soldier saint, No work begun shall ever pause for death.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The winter sun was setting through a lifting haze of fog; it threw a faint red gleam on the stone wall, and touched the heads of the man and woman who were making love in the condemned cell.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading The winter sun was setting through a lifting haze of fog; it threw a faint red gleam on the stone wall, and touched the heads of the man and woman who were making love in the condemned cell.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading O lover of my life, O soldier saint, No work begun shall ever pause for death.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading The winter sun was setting through a lifting haze of fog; it threw a faint red gleam on the stone wall, and touched the heads of the man and woman who were making love in the condemned cell.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading "I thought I'd ha' to die without this," said Barnabas.
hazenounUS /heɪz/
atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
From this reading The winter sun was setting through a lifting haze of fog; it threw a faint red gleam on the stone wall, and touched the heads of the man and woman who were making love in the condemned cell.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was sitting on the bench under the narrow barred window, which was high above their heads.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He was sitting on the bench under the narrow barred window, which was high above their heads.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading He was sitting on the bench under the narrow barred window, which was high above their heads.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought I'd ha' to die without this," said Barnabas.
I'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I thought I'd ha' to die without this," said Barnabas.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The winter sun was setting through a lifting haze of fog; it threw a faint red gleam on the stone wall, and touched the heads of the man and woman who were making love in the condemned cell.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The winter sun was setting through a lifting haze of fog; it threw a faint red gleam on the stone wall, and touched the heads of the man and woman who were making love in the condemned cell.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading O lover of my life, O soldier saint, No work begun shall ever pause for death.
liftingverbUS /ˈlɪftɪŋ/
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading The winter sun was setting through a lifting haze of fog; it threw a faint red gleam on the stone wall, and touched the heads of the man and woman who were making love in the condemned cell.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The winter sun was setting through a lifting haze of fog; it threw a faint red gleam on the stone wall, and touched the heads of the man and woman who were making love in the condemned cell.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading O lover of my life, O soldier saint, No work begun shall ever pause for death.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The winter sun was setting through a lifting haze of fog; it threw a faint red gleam on the stone wall, and touched the heads of the man and woman who were making love in the condemned cell.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The winter sun was setting through a lifting haze of fog; it threw a faint red gleam on the stone wall, and touched the heads of the man and woman who were making love in the condemned cell.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O lover of my life, O soldier saint, No work begun shall ever pause for death.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading He was sitting on the bench under the narrow barred window, which was high above their heads.
not any; not one
From this reading O lover of my life, O soldier saint, No work begun shall ever pause for death.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now--I am content."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O lover of my life, O soldier saint, No work begun shall ever pause for death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading O lover of my life, O soldier saint, No work begun shall ever pause for death.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was sitting on the bench under the narrow barred window, which was high above their heads.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading O lover of my life, O soldier saint, No work begun shall ever pause for death.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The winter sun was setting through a lifting haze of fog; it threw a faint red gleam on the stone wall, and touched the heads of the man and woman who were making love in the condemned cell.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I thought I'd ha' to die without this," said Barnabas.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading O lover of my life, O soldier saint, No work begun shall ever pause for death.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading The winter sun was setting through a lifting haze of fog; it threw a faint red gleam on the stone wall, and touched the heads of the man and woman who were making love in the condemned cell.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading O lover of my life, O soldier saint, No work begun shall ever pause for death.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading He was sitting on the bench under the narrow barred window, which was high above their heads.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading O lover of my life, O soldier saint, No work begun shall ever pause for death.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The winter sun was setting through a lifting haze of fog; it threw a faint red gleam on the stone wall, and touched the heads of the man and woman who were making love in the condemned cell.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The winter sun was setting through a lifting haze of fog; it threw a faint red gleam on the stone wall, and touched the heads of the man and woman who were making love in the condemned cell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was sitting on the bench under the narrow barred window, which was high above their heads.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was sitting on the bench under the narrow barred window, which was high above their heads.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I thought I'd ha' to die without this," said Barnabas.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought I'd ha' to die without this," said Barnabas.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading The winter sun was setting through a lifting haze of fog; it threw a faint red gleam on the stone wall, and touched the heads of the man and woman who were making love in the condemned cell.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The winter sun was setting through a lifting haze of fog; it threw a faint red gleam on the stone wall, and touched the heads of the man and woman who were making love in the condemned cell.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I thought I'd ha' to die without this," said Barnabas.
having come into contact
From this reading The winter sun was setting through a lifting haze of fog; it threw a faint red gleam on the stone wall, and touched the heads of the man and woman who were making love in the condemned cell.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He was sitting on the bench under the narrow barred window, which was high above their heads.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The winter sun was setting through a lifting haze of fog; it threw a faint red gleam on the stone wall, and touched the heads of the man and woman who were making love in the condemned cell.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was sitting on the bench under the narrow barred window, which was high above their heads.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The winter sun was setting through a lifting haze of fog; it threw a faint red gleam on the stone wall, and touched the heads of the man and woman who were making love in the condemned cell.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was sitting on the bench under the narrow barred window, which was high above their heads.
which person or people
From this reading The winter sun was setting through a lifting haze of fog; it threw a faint red gleam on the stone wall, and touched the heads of the man and woman who were making love in the condemned cell.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading He was sitting on the bench under the narrow barred window, which was high above their heads.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The winter sun was setting through a lifting haze of fog; it threw a faint red gleam on the stone wall, and touched the heads of the man and woman who were making love in the condemned cell.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "I thought I'd ha' to die without this," said Barnabas.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The winter sun was setting through a lifting haze of fog; it threw a faint red gleam on the stone wall, and touched the heads of the man and woman who were making love in the condemned cell.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading O lover of my life, O soldier saint, No work begun shall ever pause for death.
