used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT" There fell upon the little house in Locker Street, Chelsea, a silence greater than had fallen before.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Charlie Purdue dashed upstairs no more with his laugh and his shout; Charlie Purdue was perplexed and a little afraid.
(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 "IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT" There fell upon the little house in Locker Street, Chelsea, a silence greater than had fallen before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Charlie Purdue dashed upstairs no more with his laugh and his shout; Charlie Purdue was perplexed and a little afraid.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading If she would only have spoken to him--if she would have appealed to him in any set form of words to which he could have replied--he would have been better satisfied and less ashamed; but the tragedy of it was that she said nothing.
any thing at all
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
appealedverbUS /əˈpiːld/
past form of “appeal” — take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading If she would only have spoken to him--if she would have appealed to him in any set form of words to which he could have replied--he would have been better satisfied and less ashamed; but the tragedy of it was that she said nothing.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading If she would only have spoken to him--if she would have appealed to him in any set form of words to which he could have replied--he would have been better satisfied and less ashamed; but the tragedy of it was that she said nothing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the mere thought of her--the mere sight of her--he recognised the desperate necessity for doing something with his life--making something of himself for her sake.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT" There fell upon the little house in Locker Street, Chelsea, a silence greater than had fallen before.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If she would only have spoken to him--if she would have appealed to him in any set form of words to which he could have replied--he would have been better satisfied and less ashamed; but the tragedy of it was that she said nothing.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT" There fell upon the little house in Locker Street, Chelsea, a silence greater than had fallen before.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading If she would only have spoken to him--if she would have appealed to him in any set form of words to which he could have replied--he would have been better satisfied and less ashamed; but the tragedy of it was that she said nothing.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
brutaladjectiveUS /ˈbruːtəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If she would only have spoken to him--if she would have appealed to him in any set form of words to which he could have replied--he would have been better satisfied and less ashamed; but the tragedy of it was that she said nothing.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
Charlie
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From this reading Charlie Purdue dashed upstairs no more with his laugh and his shout; Charlie Purdue was perplexed and a little afraid.
Chelsea
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From this reading "IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT" There fell upon the little house in Locker Street, Chelsea, a silence greater than had fallen before.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading Charlie Purdue dashed upstairs no more with his laugh and his shout; Charlie Purdue was perplexed and a little afraid.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading At the mere thought of her--the mere sight of her--he recognised the desperate necessity for doing something with his life--making something of himself for her sake.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading At the mere thought of her--the mere sight of her--he recognised the desperate necessity for doing something with his life--making something of himself for her sake.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
else
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From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading "IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT" There fell upon the little house in Locker Street, Chelsea, a silence greater than had fallen before.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading "IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT" There fell upon the little house in Locker Street, Chelsea, a silence greater than had fallen before.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the mere thought of her--the mere sight of her--he recognised the desperate necessity for doing something with his life--making something of himself for her sake.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading If she would only have spoken to him--if she would have appealed to him in any set form of words to which he could have replied--he would have been better satisfied and less ashamed; but the tragedy of it was that she said nothing.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
a young female
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading "IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT" There fell upon the little house in Locker Street, Chelsea, a silence greater than had fallen before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT" There fell upon the little house in Locker Street, Chelsea, a silence greater than had fallen before.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At the mere thought of her--the mere sight of her--he recognised the desperate necessity for doing something with his life--making something of himself for her sake.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Charlie Purdue dashed upstairs no more with his laugh and his shout; Charlie Purdue was perplexed and a little afraid.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT" There fell upon the little house in Locker Street, Chelsea, a silence greater than had fallen before.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she would only have spoken to him--if she would have appealed to him in any set form of words to which he could have replied--he would have been better satisfied and less ashamed; but the tragedy of it was that she said nothing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT" There fell upon the little house in Locker Street, Chelsea, a silence greater than had fallen before.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
IT'LL
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From this reading "IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT" There fell upon the little house in Locker Street, Chelsea, a silence greater than had fallen before.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Charlie Purdue dashed upstairs no more with his laugh and his shout; Charlie Purdue was perplexed and a little afraid.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading If she would only have spoken to him--if she would have appealed to him in any set form of words to which he could have replied--he would have been better satisfied and less ashamed; but the tragedy of it was that she said nothing.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading At the mere thought of her--the mere sight of her--he recognised the desperate necessity for doing something with his life--making something of himself for her sake.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT" There fell upon the little house in Locker Street, Chelsea, a silence greater than had fallen before.
LockernounUS /ˈlɑːkər/
a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
From this reading "IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT" There fell upon the little house in Locker Street, Chelsea, a silence greater than had fallen before.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading At the mere thought of her--the mere sight of her--he recognised the desperate necessity for doing something with his life--making something of himself for her sake.
come together
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading At the mere thought of her--the mere sight of her--he recognised the desperate necessity for doing something with his life--making something of himself for her sake.
a particular point in time
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Charlie Purdue dashed upstairs no more with his laugh and his shout; Charlie Purdue was perplexed and a little afraid.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading At the mere thought of her--the mere sight of her--he recognised the desperate necessity for doing something with his life--making something of himself for her sake.
not any; not one
From this reading Charlie Purdue dashed upstairs no more with his laugh and his shout; Charlie Purdue was perplexed and a little afraid.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading If she would only have spoken to him--if she would have appealed to him in any set form of words to which he could have replied--he would have been better satisfied and less ashamed; but the tragedy of it was that she said nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
and nothing more
From this reading If she would only have spoken to him--if she would have appealed to him in any set form of words to which he could have replied--he would have been better satisfied and less ashamed; but the tragedy of it was that she said nothing.
perplexedadjectiveUS /pərˈplekst/
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
From this reading Charlie Purdue dashed upstairs no more with his laugh and his shout; Charlie Purdue was perplexed and a little afraid.
Purdue
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From this reading Charlie Purdue dashed upstairs no more with his laugh and his shout; Charlie Purdue was perplexed and a little afraid.
recognisedadjectiveUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪzd/
provided with a secure reputation
From this reading At the mere thought of her--the mere sight of her--he recognised the desperate necessity for doing something with his life--making something of himself for her sake.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading If she would only have spoken to him--if she would have appealed to him in any set form of words to which he could have replied--he would have been better satisfied and less ashamed; but the tragedy of it was that she said nothing.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT" There fell upon the little house in Locker Street, Chelsea, a silence greater than had fallen before.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading If she would only have spoken to him--if she would have appealed to him in any set form of words to which he could have replied--he would have been better satisfied and less ashamed; but the tragedy of it was that she said nothing.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading At the mere thought of her--the mere sight of her--he recognised the desperate necessity for doing something with his life--making something of himself for her sake.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading If she would only have spoken to him--if she would have appealed to him in any set form of words to which he could have replied--he would have been better satisfied and less ashamed; but the tragedy of it was that she said nothing.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading If she would only have spoken to him--if she would have appealed to him in any set form of words to which he could have replied--he would have been better satisfied and less ashamed; but the tragedy of it was that she said nothing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If she would only have spoken to him--if she would have appealed to him in any set form of words to which he could have replied--he would have been better satisfied and less ashamed; but the tragedy of it was that she said nothing.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading Charlie Purdue dashed upstairs no more with his laugh and his shout; Charlie Purdue was perplexed and a little afraid.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading At the mere thought of her--the mere sight of her--he recognised the desperate necessity for doing something with his life--making something of himself for her sake.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT" There fell upon the little house in Locker Street, Chelsea, a silence greater than had fallen before.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading At the mere thought of her--the mere sight of her--he recognised the desperate necessity for doing something with his life--making something of himself for her sake.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading If she would only have spoken to him--if she would have appealed to him in any set form of words to which he could have replied--he would have been better satisfied and less ashamed; but the tragedy of it was that she said nothing.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT" There fell upon the little house in Locker Street, Chelsea, a silence greater than had fallen before.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT" There fell upon the little house in Locker Street, Chelsea, a silence greater than had fallen before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT" There fell upon the little house in Locker Street, Chelsea, a silence greater than had fallen before.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT" There fell upon the little house in Locker Street, Chelsea, a silence greater than had fallen before.
a special situation
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At the mere thought of her--the mere sight of her--he recognised the desperate necessity for doing something with his life--making something of himself for her sake.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading If she would only have spoken to him--if she would have appealed to him in any set form of words to which he could have replied--he would have been better satisfied and less ashamed; but the tragedy of it was that she said nothing.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT" There fell upon the little house in Locker Street, Chelsea, a silence greater than had fallen before.
on a floor above
From this reading Charlie Purdue dashed upstairs no more with his laugh and his shout; Charlie Purdue was perplexed and a little afraid.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Charlie Purdue dashed upstairs no more with his laugh and his shout; Charlie Purdue was perplexed and a little afraid.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The thing that that happened--the careless, brutal thing of a moment--had cut him off from the girl more completely than anything else could have done; in a sense, he could not meet her eyes; in a sense, it brought him back to what he was and to what he must do.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If she would only have spoken to him--if she would have appealed to him in any set form of words to which he could have replied--he would have been better satisfied and less ashamed; but the tragedy of it was that she said nothing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Charlie Purdue dashed upstairs no more with his laugh and his shout; Charlie Purdue was perplexed and a little afraid.
the words that are spoken
From this reading If she would only have spoken to him--if she would have appealed to him in any set form of words to which he could have replied--he would have been better satisfied and less ashamed; but the tragedy of it was that she said nothing.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If she would only have spoken to him--if she would have appealed to him in any set form of words to which he could have replied--he would have been better satisfied and less ashamed; but the tragedy of it was that she said nothing.
