used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What a tragedy lay between those black, worn, leather covers.
anew
From this reading She felt as though she never wished to open it again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON THE ROAD TO ORCHARD INN Mechanically, Marjorie closed the journal of Brooke Hamilton and slipped the rubber around it.
Angela
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From this reading He had not understood that Angela loved him.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She felt as though she never wished to open it again.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading What a tragedy lay between those black, worn, leather covers.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading What a tragedy lay between those black, worn, leather covers.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading Brooke Hamilton had suffered too greatly she thought for that which he was not really to blame.
BrookenounUS /brʊk/
English lyric poet (1887-1915)
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not open or affording passage or access
From this reading ON THE ROAD TO ORCHARD INN Mechanically, Marjorie closed the journal of Brooke Hamilton and slipped the rubber around it.
coversnounUS /ˈkʌvərz/
plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
From this reading What a tragedy lay between those black, worn, leather covers.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt as though she never wished to open it again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Brooke Hamilton had suffered too greatly she thought for that which he was not really to blame.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Brooke Hamilton had suffered too greatly she thought for that which he was not really to blame.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Brooke Hamilton had suffered too greatly she thought for that which he was not really to blame.
HamiltonnounUS /ˈhæməltən/
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Brooke Hamilton had suffered too greatly she thought for that which he was not really to blame.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had not understood that Angela loved him.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading ON THE ROAD TO ORCHARD INN Mechanically, Marjorie closed the journal of Brooke Hamilton and slipped the rubber around it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ON THE ROAD TO ORCHARD INN Mechanically, Marjorie closed the journal of Brooke Hamilton and slipped the rubber around it.
journalnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəl/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading ON THE ROAD TO ORCHARD INN Mechanically, Marjorie closed the journal of Brooke Hamilton and slipped the rubber around it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading What a tragedy lay between those black, worn, leather covers.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading What a tragedy lay between those black, worn, leather covers.
held dear
From this reading He had not understood that Angela loved him.
Marjorie
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MechanicallyadverbUS /məˈkænɪkli/
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
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not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She felt as though she never wished to open it again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Brooke Hamilton had suffered too greatly she thought for that which he was not really to blame.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE ROAD TO ORCHARD INN Mechanically, Marjorie closed the journal of Brooke Hamilton and slipped the rubber around it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE ROAD TO ORCHARD INN Mechanically, Marjorie closed the journal of Brooke Hamilton and slipped the rubber around it.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She felt as though she never wished to open it again.
ORCHARDnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərd/
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
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in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Brooke Hamilton had suffered too greatly she thought for that which he was not really to blame.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
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rubbernounUS /ˈrʌbər/
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
From this reading ON THE ROAD TO ORCHARD INN Mechanically, Marjorie closed the journal of Brooke Hamilton and slipped the rubber around it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt as though she never wished to open it again.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading ON THE ROAD TO ORCHARD INN Mechanically, Marjorie closed the journal of Brooke Hamilton and slipped the rubber around it.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Brooke Hamilton had suffered too greatly she thought for that which he was not really to blame.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Brooke Hamilton had suffered too greatly she thought for that which he was not really to blame.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE ROAD TO ORCHARD INN Mechanically, Marjorie closed the journal of Brooke Hamilton and slipped the rubber around it.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading What a tragedy lay between those black, worn, leather covers.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She felt as though she never wished to open it again.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Brooke Hamilton had suffered too greatly she thought for that which he was not really to blame.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON THE ROAD TO ORCHARD INN Mechanically, Marjorie closed the journal of Brooke Hamilton and slipped the rubber around it.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Brooke Hamilton had suffered too greatly she thought for that which he was not really to blame.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading What a tragedy lay between those black, worn, leather covers.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading He had not understood that Angela loved him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Brooke Hamilton had suffered too greatly she thought for that which he was not really to blame.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a tragedy lay between those black, worn, leather covers.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Brooke Hamilton had suffered too greatly she thought for that which he was not really to blame.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading She felt as though she never wished to open it again.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading What a tragedy lay between those black, worn, leather covers.
