used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MARTHA TAKES A HAND Throughout the entire night the horror of a great dread drove all sleep from Eben's eyes.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading MARTHA TAKES A HAND Throughout the entire night the horror of a great dread drove all sleep from Eben's eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As he lay in his bunk every sound seemed to be magnified, and he imagined that men would come for him and lead him away to trial.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he lay in his bunk every sound seemed to be magnified, and he imagined that men would come for him and lead him away to trial.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As he lay in his bunk every sound seemed to be magnified, and he imagined that men would come for him and lead him away to trial.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As he lay in his bunk every sound seemed to be magnified, and he imagined that men would come for him and lead him away to trial.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The girl's white face with the bloodstain upon it was ever before him, and he could not shut it from his mind.
bloodstainnounUS /ˈblʌdsteɪn/
a discoloration caused by blood
From this reading The girl's white face with the bloodstain upon it was ever before him, and he could not shut it from his mind.
bunknounUS /bʌŋk/
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading As he lay in his bunk every sound seemed to be magnified, and he imagined that men would come for him and lead him away to trial.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As he lay in his bunk every sound seemed to be magnified, and he imagined that men would come for him and lead him away to trial.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The girl's white face with the bloodstain upon it was ever before him, and he could not shut it from his mind.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading MARTHA TAKES A HAND Throughout the entire night the horror of a great dread drove all sleep from Eben's eyes.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading MARTHA TAKES A HAND Throughout the entire night the horror of a great dread drove all sleep from Eben's eyes.
Eben's
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From this reading MARTHA TAKES A HAND Throughout the entire night the horror of a great dread drove all sleep from Eben's eyes.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading MARTHA TAKES A HAND Throughout the entire night the horror of a great dread drove all sleep from Eben's eyes.
at any time
From this reading The girl's white face with the bloodstain upon it was ever before him, and he could not shut it from his mind.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading As he lay in his bunk every sound seemed to be magnified, and he imagined that men would come for him and lead him away to trial.
opinion or judgment
From this reading MARTHA TAKES A HAND Throughout the entire night the horror of a great dread drove all sleep from Eben's eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The girl's white face with the bloodstain upon it was ever before him, and he could not shut it from his mind.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt quite sure that he had killed Jess and that he would be hung for murder.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As he lay in his bunk every sound seemed to be magnified, and he imagined that men would come for him and lead him away to trial.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MARTHA TAKES A HAND Throughout the entire night the horror of a great dread drove all sleep from Eben's eyes.
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girl's white face with the bloodstain upon it was ever before him, and he could not shut it from his mind.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading MARTHA TAKES A HAND Throughout the entire night the horror of a great dread drove all sleep from Eben's eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He felt quite sure that he had killed Jess and that he would be hung for murder.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading MARTHA TAKES A HAND Throughout the entire night the horror of a great dread drove all sleep from Eben's eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he lay in his bunk every sound seemed to be magnified, and he imagined that men would come for him and lead him away to trial.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And he had murdered her, the one who had meant so much to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he lay in his bunk every sound seemed to be magnified, and he imagined that men would come for him and lead him away to trial.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he lay in his bunk every sound seemed to be magnified, and he imagined that men would come for him and lead him away to trial.
intense and profound fear
From this reading MARTHA TAKES A HAND Throughout the entire night the horror of a great dread drove all sleep from Eben's eyes.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading He felt quite sure that he had killed Jess and that he would be hung for murder.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading As he lay in his bunk every sound seemed to be magnified, and he imagined that men would come for him and lead him away to trial.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he lay in his bunk every sound seemed to be magnified, and he imagined that men would come for him and lead him away to trial.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The girl's white face with the bloodstain upon it was ever before him, and he could not shut it from his mind.
Jess
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From this reading He felt quite sure that he had killed Jess and that he would be hung for murder.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading He felt quite sure that he had killed Jess and that he would be hung for murder.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading As he lay in his bunk every sound seemed to be magnified, and he imagined that men would come for him and lead him away to trial.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading As he lay in his bunk every sound seemed to be magnified, and he imagined that men would come for him and lead him away to trial.
magnifiedadjectiveUS /ˈmæɡnəfaɪd/
enlarged to an abnormal degree
From this reading As he lay in his bunk every sound seemed to be magnified, and he imagined that men would come for him and lead him away to trial.
MARTHA
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From this reading MARTHA TAKES A HAND Throughout the entire night the horror of a great dread drove all sleep from Eben's eyes.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading And he had murdered her, the one who had meant so much to him.
the force of workers available
From this reading As he lay in his bunk every sound seemed to be magnified, and he imagined that men would come for him and lead him away to trial.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The girl's white face with the bloodstain upon it was ever before him, and he could not shut it from his mind.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading And he had murdered her, the one who had meant so much to him.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading He felt quite sure that he had killed Jess and that he would be hung for murder.
murderedadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərd/
killed unlawfully
From this reading And he had murdered her, the one who had meant so much to him.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading MARTHA TAKES A HAND Throughout the entire night the horror of a great dread drove all sleep from Eben's eyes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The girl's white face with the bloodstain upon it was ever before him, and he could not shut it from his mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARTHA TAKES A HAND Throughout the entire night the horror of a great dread drove all sleep from Eben's eyes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And he had murdered her, the one who had meant so much to him.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He felt quite sure that he had killed Jess and that he would be hung for murder.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading As he lay in his bunk every sound seemed to be magnified, and he imagined that men would come for him and lead him away to trial.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading The girl's white face with the bloodstain upon it was ever before him, and he could not shut it from his mind.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading MARTHA TAKES A HAND Throughout the entire night the horror of a great dread drove all sleep from Eben's eyes.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And he had murdered her, the one who had meant so much to him.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading As he lay in his bunk every sound seemed to be magnified, and he imagined that men would come for him and lead him away to trial.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading He felt quite sure that he had killed Jess and that he would be hung for murder.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading MARTHA TAKES A HAND Throughout the entire night the horror of a great dread drove all sleep from Eben's eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he lay in his bunk every sound seemed to be magnified, and he imagined that men would come for him and lead him away to trial.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARTHA TAKES A HAND Throughout the entire night the horror of a great dread drove all sleep from Eben's eyes.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading MARTHA TAKES A HAND Throughout the entire night the horror of a great dread drove all sleep from Eben's eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he lay in his bunk every sound seemed to be magnified, and he imagined that men would come for him and lead him away to trial.
the act of testing something
From this reading As he lay in his bunk every sound seemed to be magnified, and he imagined that men would come for him and lead him away to trial.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The girl's white face with the bloodstain upon it was ever before him, and he could not shut it from his mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The girl's white face with the bloodstain upon it was ever before him, and he could not shut it from his mind.
a Caucasian
From this reading The girl's white face with the bloodstain upon it was ever before him, and he could not shut it from his mind.
which person or people
From this reading And he had murdered her, the one who had meant so much to him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The girl's white face with the bloodstain upon it was ever before him, and he could not shut it from his mind.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As he lay in his bunk every sound seemed to be magnified, and he imagined that men would come for him and lead him away to trial.
