used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ADAM "A thousand deaths have fed my roots--yet to what end?"--_The Murmuring Pine_.
(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading ADAM "A thousand deaths have fed my roots--yet to what end?"--_The Murmuring Pine_.
adjustverbUS /əˈdʒʌst/
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
From this reading Slowly and inarticulately for the most part, Lydia struggled to adjust herself to her new loss.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She went back to school, after the quarantine was lifted and the familiar routine there helped her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Slowly and inarticulately for the most part, Lydia struggled to adjust herself to her new loss.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The days slipped by, as days will, even though they are grief laden.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The days slipped by, as days will, even though they are grief laden.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She went back to school, after the quarantine was lifted and the familiar routine there helped her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The days slipped by, as days will, even though they are grief laden.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The days slipped by, as days will, even though they are grief laden.
deathsnounUS /deθs/
plural of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading ADAM "A thousand deaths have fed my roots--yet to what end?"--_The Murmuring Pine_.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading She was a good student and was doing well in the eighth grade.
eighthadjectiveUS /eɪtθ/
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading She was a good student and was doing well in the eighth grade.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading ADAM "A thousand deaths have fed my roots--yet to what end?"--_The Murmuring Pine_.
divisible by two
From this reading The days slipped by, as days will, even though they are grief laden.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading She went back to school, after the quarantine was lifted and the familiar routine there helped her.
fednounUS /fed/
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading ADAM "A thousand deaths have fed my roots--yet to what end?"--_The Murmuring Pine_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Slowly and inarticulately for the most part, Lydia struggled to adjust herself to her new loss.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She was a good student and was doing well in the eighth grade.
gradenounUS /ɡreɪd/
a body of students who are taught together
From this reading She was a good student and was doing well in the eighth grade.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading The days slipped by, as days will, even though they are grief laden.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ADAM "A thousand deaths have fed my roots--yet to what end?"--_The Murmuring Pine_.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading She went back to school, after the quarantine was lifted and the familiar routine there helped her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Slowly and inarticulately for the most part, Lydia struggled to adjust herself to her new loss.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Slowly and inarticulately for the most part, Lydia struggled to adjust herself to her new loss.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was a good student and was doing well in the eighth grade.
inarticulatelyadverb
without eloquence; in an inarticulate manner
From this reading Slowly and inarticulately for the most part, Lydia struggled to adjust herself to her new loss.
ladenadjectiveUS /ˈleɪdən/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading The days slipped by, as days will, even though they are grief laden.
held up in the air
From this reading She went back to school, after the quarantine was lifted and the familiar routine there helped her.
something that is lost
From this reading Slowly and inarticulately for the most part, Lydia struggled to adjust herself to her new loss.
LydianounUS /ˈlɪdiə/
an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
From this reading Slowly and inarticulately for the most part, Lydia struggled to adjust herself to her new loss.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Slowly and inarticulately for the most part, Lydia struggled to adjust herself to her new loss.
MurmuringnounUS /ˈmɜːrmərɪŋ/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading ADAM "A thousand deaths have fed my roots--yet to what end?"--_The Murmuring Pine_.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ADAM "A thousand deaths have fed my roots--yet to what end?"--_The Murmuring Pine_.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Slowly and inarticulately for the most part, Lydia struggled to adjust herself to her new loss.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Slowly and inarticulately for the most part, Lydia struggled to adjust herself to her new loss.
PinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading ADAM "A thousand deaths have fed my roots--yet to what end?"--_The Murmuring Pine_.
quarantinenounUS /ˈkwɔːrəntiːn/
enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
From this reading She went back to school, after the quarantine was lifted and the familiar routine there helped her.
rootsnounUS /ruːts/
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading ADAM "A thousand deaths have fed my roots--yet to what end?"--_The Murmuring Pine_.
routinenounUS /ruːˈtiːn/
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading She went back to school, after the quarantine was lifted and the familiar routine there helped her.
an educational institution
From this reading She went back to school, after the quarantine was lifted and the familiar routine there helped her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went back to school, after the quarantine was lifted and the familiar routine there helped her.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading The days slipped by, as days will, even though they are grief laden.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Slowly and inarticulately for the most part, Lydia struggled to adjust herself to her new loss.
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Slowly and inarticulately for the most part, Lydia struggled to adjust herself to her new loss.
studentnounUS /ˈstuːdənt/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading She was a good student and was doing well in the eighth grade.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ADAM "A thousand deaths have fed my roots--yet to what end?"--_The Murmuring Pine_.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She went back to school, after the quarantine was lifted and the familiar routine there helped her.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The days slipped by, as days will, even though they are grief laden.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The days slipped by, as days will, even though they are grief laden.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading ADAM "A thousand deaths have fed my roots--yet to what end?"--_The Murmuring Pine_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ADAM "A thousand deaths have fed my roots--yet to what end?"--_The Murmuring Pine_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She went back to school, after the quarantine was lifted and the familiar routine there helped her.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading She was a good student and was doing well in the eighth grade.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went back to school, after the quarantine was lifted and the familiar routine there helped her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ADAM "A thousand deaths have fed my roots--yet to what end?"--_The Murmuring Pine_.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The days slipped by, as days will, even though they are grief laden.
but in spite of that
From this reading ADAM "A thousand deaths have fed my roots--yet to what end?"--_The Murmuring Pine_.
