used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a driving rain, under a weeping sky, we followed the little white casket to the grave--the three of us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There, in the presence of only the mole-faced grave-diggers and the man of professional black, we yielded him up.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Experience had asked, with a kind of awe, whether she should call in a minister.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I could have shrieked at the mere suggestion!
awenounUS /ɑː/
an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
From this reading Experience had asked, with a kind of awe, whether she should call in a minister.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading There, in the presence of only the mole-faced grave-diggers and the man of professional black, we yielded him up.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Experience had asked, with a kind of awe, whether she should call in a minister.
casketnounUS /ˈkæskət/
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading In a driving rain, under a weeping sky, we followed the little white casket to the grave--the three of us.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could have shrieked at the mere suggestion!
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading In a driving rain, under a weeping sky, we followed the little white casket to the grave--the three of us.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Experience had asked, with a kind of awe, whether she should call in a minister.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading In a driving rain, under a weeping sky, we followed the little white casket to the grave--the three of us.
death of a person
From this reading In a driving rain, under a weeping sky, we followed the little white casket to the grave--the three of us.
grave-diggers
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From this reading There, in the presence of only the mole-faced grave-diggers and the man of professional black, we yielded him up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Experience had asked, with a kind of awe, whether she should call in a minister.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I could have shrieked at the mere suggestion!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There, in the presence of only the mole-faced grave-diggers and the man of professional black, we yielded him up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could have shrieked at the mere suggestion!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a driving rain, under a weeping sky, we followed the little white casket to the grave--the three of us.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Experience had asked, with a kind of awe, whether she should call in a minister.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In a driving rain, under a weeping sky, we followed the little white casket to the grave--the three of us.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There, in the presence of only the mole-faced grave-diggers and the man of professional black, we yielded him up.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading I could have shrieked at the mere suggestion!
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Experience had asked, with a kind of awe, whether she should call in a minister.
mole-faced
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From this reading There, in the presence of only the mole-faced grave-diggers and the man of professional black, we yielded him up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a driving rain, under a weeping sky, we followed the little white casket to the grave--the three of us.
and nothing more
From this reading There, in the presence of only the mole-faced grave-diggers and the man of professional black, we yielded him up.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading There, in the presence of only the mole-faced grave-diggers and the man of professional black, we yielded him up.
professionaladjectiveUS /prəˈfeʃənəl/
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
From this reading There, in the presence of only the mole-faced grave-diggers and the man of professional black, we yielded him up.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading In a driving rain, under a weeping sky, we followed the little white casket to the grave--the three of us.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Experience had asked, with a kind of awe, whether she should call in a minister.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Experience had asked, with a kind of awe, whether she should call in a minister.
shriekedadjectiveUS /ʃriːkt/
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading I could have shrieked at the mere suggestion!
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading In a driving rain, under a weeping sky, we followed the little white casket to the grave--the three of us.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading I could have shrieked at the mere suggestion!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a driving rain, under a weeping sky, we followed the little white casket to the grave--the three of us.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There, in the presence of only the mole-faced grave-diggers and the man of professional black, we yielded him up.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading In a driving rain, under a weeping sky, we followed the little white casket to the grave--the three of us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a driving rain, under a weeping sky, we followed the little white casket to the grave--the three of us.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In a driving rain, under a weeping sky, we followed the little white casket to the grave--the three of us.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There, in the presence of only the mole-faced grave-diggers and the man of professional black, we yielded him up.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In a driving rain, under a weeping sky, we followed the little white casket to the grave--the three of us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In a driving rain, under a weeping sky, we followed the little white casket to the grave--the three of us.
showing sorrow
From this reading In a driving rain, under a weeping sky, we followed the little white casket to the grave--the three of us.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Experience had asked, with a kind of awe, whether she should call in a minister.
a Caucasian
From this reading In a driving rain, under a weeping sky, we followed the little white casket to the grave--the three of us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Experience had asked, with a kind of awe, whether she should call in a minister.
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading There, in the presence of only the mole-faced grave-diggers and the man of professional black, we yielded him up.
