used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
adjoiningverbUS /əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He heard the clock from below strike the hours.
next to; at the side of
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He sat himself down by the little table, and leaned his face on his hand, musing sorrowfully.
claynounUS /kleɪ/
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading He heard the clock from below strike the hours.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
disturbverbUS /dɪˈstɜːrb/
move deeply
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He sat himself down by the little table, and leaned his face on his hand, musing sorrowfully.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He sat himself down by the little table, and leaned his face on his hand, musing sorrowfully.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
friend'snounUS /frendz/
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He heard the clock from below strike the hours.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He sat himself down by the little table, and leaned his face on his hand, musing sorrowfully.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He heard the clock from below strike the hours.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He sat himself down by the little table, and leaned his face on his hand, musing sorrowfully.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading He heard the clock from below strike the hours.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
ineffableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnefəbəl/
defying expression or description
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
immediately past
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading He sat himself down by the little table, and leaned his face on his hand, musing sorrowfully.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
LeonardnounUS /ˈlenərd/
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He sat himself down by the little table, and leaned his face on his hand, musing sorrowfully.
subject to death
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
musingnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪŋ/
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading He sat himself down by the little table, and leaned his face on his hand, musing sorrowfully.
not any; not one
From this reading Wearied as he was with watching, he had no thought of sleep.
noiselessadjective
making no sound
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sat himself down by the little table, and leaned his face on his hand, musing sorrowfully.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Thus time passed.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat himself down by the little table, and leaned his face on his hand, musing sorrowfully.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Wearied as he was with watching, he had no thought of sleep.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
sorrowfullyadverb
in a sorrowful manner
From this reading He sat himself down by the little table, and leaned his face on his hand, musing sorrowfully.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading He heard the clock from below strike the hours.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He sat himself down by the little table, and leaned his face on his hand, musing sorrowfully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Wearied as he was with watching, he had no thought of sleep.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus time passed.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wearied as he was with watching, he had no thought of sleep.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Wearied as he was with watching, he had no thought of sleep.
WeariedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪrid/
exhausted
From this reading Wearied as he was with watching, he had no thought of sleep.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And so Leonard stood beside his friend's mortal clay, and watched, in the ineffable smile of death, the last gleam which the soul had left there; and so, after a time, he crept back to the adjoining room with a step as noiseless as if he had feared to disturb the dead.
