Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading "He came to himself for a little time while I was out this afternoon.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading "He is asleep, thank God," she answered.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading He bent his six foot of height to kiss her, and his voice was husky as he asked how his father was.

in a state of sleep

From this reading "He is asleep, thank God," she answered.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

From this reading He bent his six foot of height to kiss her, and his voice was husky as he asked how his father was.

a youthful male person

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "He came to himself for a little time while I was out this afternoon.

not following tracks or roads

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

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From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading He bent his six foot of height to kiss her, and his voice was husky as he asked how his father was.

plural of “find” — a productive insight

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading He bent his six foot of height to kiss her, and his voice was husky as he asked how his father was.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "He came to himself for a little time while I was out this afternoon.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading "He is asleep, thank God," she answered.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease

From this reading Reilly, who is invaluable, a real staff, tells me it is healthy sleep now, not unconsciousness."

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

From this reading He bent his six foot of height to kiss her, and his voice was husky as he asked how his father was.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading He bent his six foot of height to kiss her, and his voice was husky as he asked how his father was.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading "He came to himself for a little time while I was out this afternoon.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

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From this reading He bent his six foot of height to kiss her, and his voice was husky as he asked how his father was.

muscular and heavily built

From this reading He bent his six foot of height to kiss her, and his voice was husky as he asked how his father was.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "He came to himself for a little time while I was out this afternoon.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth

From this reading Reilly, who is invaluable, a real staff, tells me it is healthy sleep now, not unconsciousness."

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "He is asleep, thank God," she answered.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Reilly, who is invaluable, a real staff, tells me it is healthy sleep now, not unconsciousness."

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)

From this reading He bent his six foot of height to kiss her, and his voice was husky as he asked how his father was.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Reilly, who is invaluable, a real staff, tells me it is healthy sleep now, not unconsciousness."

12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Reilly, who is invaluable, a real staff, tells me it is healthy sleep now, not unconsciousness."

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Reilly, who is invaluable, a real staff, tells me it is healthy sleep now, not unconsciousness."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He bent his six foot of height to kiss her, and his voice was husky as he asked how his father was.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "He came to himself for a little time while I was out this afternoon.

above and across; more than

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading Reilly, who is invaluable, a real staff, tells me it is healthy sleep now, not unconsciousness."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Reilly, who is invaluable, a real staff, tells me it is healthy sleep now, not unconsciousness."

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading He bent his six foot of height to kiss her, and his voice was husky as he asked how his father was.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading Reilly, who is invaluable, a real staff, tells me it is healthy sleep now, not unconsciousness."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task

From this reading Reilly, who is invaluable, a real staff, tells me it is healthy sleep now, not unconsciousness."

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading Reilly, who is invaluable, a real staff, tells me it is healthy sleep now, not unconsciousness."

English actress (1847-1928)

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

express gratitude or show appreciation to

From this reading "He is asleep, thank God," she answered.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "He came to himself for a little time while I was out this afternoon.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading "He came to himself for a little time while I was out this afternoon.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading He bent his six foot of height to kiss her, and his voice was husky as he asked how his father was.

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment

From this reading Reilly, who is invaluable, a real staff, tells me it is healthy sleep now, not unconsciousness."

experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading He bent his six foot of height to kiss her, and his voice was husky as he asked how his father was.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

at the time that

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading IN WHICH TERRY FINDS A DEAD MAN Terry arrived a little before midnight, having made the difficult cross-country journey from the Curragh, looking so troubled and unhappy that his mother's heart was soft over him as when he was the little boy she remembered.

during the time that

From this reading "He came to himself for a little time while I was out this afternoon.

which person or people

From this reading Reilly, who is invaluable, a real staff, tells me it is healthy sleep now, not unconsciousness."