used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
ain't
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From this reading "Ye ain't goin' to faint air ye?" she asked anxiously.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "Ye ain't goin' to faint air ye?" she asked anxiously.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Judith tied the two animals and ran to sit beside him.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading "Ye ain't goin' to faint air ye?" she asked anxiously.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Ye ain't goin' to faint air ye?" she asked anxiously.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
beggingnounUS /ˈbeɡɪŋ/
a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Judith tied the two animals and ran to sit beside him.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
colourlessadjective
lacking in variety and interest
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
Creed's
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From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
dismounted
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From this reading He dismounted slowly, stumblingly, gained the edge of the platform, and there sat with drooping head.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
drainedadjectiveUS /dreɪnd/
emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
droopingadjectiveUS /ˈdruːpɪŋ/
weak from exhaustion
From this reading He dismounted slowly, stumblingly, gained the edge of the platform, and there sat with drooping head.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading "Ye ain't goin' to faint air ye?" she asked anxiously.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
flarenounUS /fler/
a shape that spreads outward
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
made afraid
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading He dismounted slowly, stumblingly, gained the edge of the platform, and there sat with drooping head.
Garyville
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From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
goin
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From this reading "Ye ain't goin' to faint air ye?" she asked anxiously.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
haggardadjectiveUS /ˈhæɡərd/
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He dismounted slowly, stumblingly, gained the edge of the platform, and there sat with drooping 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 dismounted slowly, stumblingly, gained the edge of the platform, and there sat with drooping head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
kerosenenounUS /ˈkerəsiːn/
a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
lampsnounUS /læmps/
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
a particular point in time
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
no person; not anyone
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
the act of departing politely
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Judith tied the two animals and ran to sit beside him.
rimmedadjectiveUS /rɪmd/
having a rim or a rim of a specified kind
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He dismounted slowly, stumblingly, gained the edge of the platform, and there sat with drooping head.
Selim
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From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
sicklyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪkli/
unhealthy looking
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
be seated
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading He dismounted slowly, stumblingly, gained the edge of the platform, and there sat with drooping head.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
stumblingly
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From this reading He dismounted slowly, stumblingly, gained the edge of the platform, and there sat with drooping head.
sunkenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌŋkən/
having a sunken area
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He dismounted slowly, stumblingly, gained the edge of the platform, and there sat with drooping head.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
bound or secured closely
From this reading Judith tied the two animals and ran to sit beside him.
up to a particular time
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Judith tied the two animals and ran to sit beside him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
in or at the place that
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was off of Selim in a moment, begging him to get down and sit on the edge of the platform with her, here on the dark side where nobody would notice them, and they could decide what was to be done next.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Ye ain't goin' to faint air ye?" she asked anxiously.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Bitter Parting In the sickly yellow flare of the kerosene lamps around the Garyville station Judith got her first sight of Creed's face: sunken, the blood drained from it till it was colourless as paper, the eyes wild, purple rimmed, haggard--it frightened her.
