used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
ain't
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From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
cause to be bored
From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "Come, let us carry her into the house and get a doctor.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, let us carry her into the house and get a doctor.
contemplatedverbUS /ˈkɑːntəmpleɪtɪd/
past form of “contemplate” — look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Come, let us carry her into the house and get a doctor.
dressesnounUS /ˈdresəz/
plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
employé
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From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
FATALadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading THE FATAL TELEGRAM.
festivalnounUS /ˈfestəvəl/
a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
flowingnounUS /ˈfloʊɪŋ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Come, let us carry her into the house and get a doctor.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
hopefullyadverbUS /ˈhoʊpfəli/
with hope; in a hopeful manner
From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Come, let us carry her into the house and get a doctor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Come, let us carry her into the house and get a doctor.
Kathleen's
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From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Come, let us carry her into the house and get a doctor.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
a female domestic
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
by chance
From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
mirrornounUS /ˈmɪrər/
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
mournfullyadverb
in a mournful manner
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
neglectingverbUS /nɪˈɡlektɪŋ/
-ing form of “neglect” — leave undone or leave out
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
and nothing more
From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
overcoatsnounUS /ˈoʊvərkoʊts/
plural of “overcoat” — a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
swoonedverbUS /swuːnd/
past form of “swoon” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
TELEGRAMnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading THE FATAL TELEGRAM.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FATAL TELEGRAM.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
a special situation
From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
up to a particular time
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
tressesnounUS /ˈtresɪz/
plural of “tress” — a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come, let us carry her into the house and get a doctor.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
at the time that
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
