used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After a time, all seemed quiet and still.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading I burned with anxiety to tell my mother and little Lotty, and to pour into the ears of Amy Lee the strange adventures of the last day and night.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a time, all seemed quiet and still.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading After a time, all seemed quiet and still.
alternatelyadverbUS /ˈɔːltərnətli/
in an alternating sequence or position
From this reading The mob had entirely disappeared, and I heard the sound of drums and fifes alternately rising and dying away in distance as the troops were marched through the windings of the city back to the castle.
Amy
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From this reading I burned with anxiety to tell my mother and little Lotty, and to pour into the ears of Amy Lee the strange adventures of the last day and night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a time, all seemed quiet and still.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading I burned with anxiety to tell my mother and little Lotty, and to pour into the ears of Amy Lee the strange adventures of the last day and night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The mob had entirely disappeared, and I heard the sound of drums and fifes alternately rising and dying away in distance as the troops were marched through the windings of the city back to the castle.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The mob had entirely disappeared, and I heard the sound of drums and fifes alternately rising and dying away in distance as the troops were marched through the windings of the city back to the castle.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The mob had entirely disappeared, and I heard the sound of drums and fifes alternately rising and dying away in distance as the troops were marched through the windings of the city back to the castle.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I then began to think of returning home.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading I burned with anxiety to tell my mother and little Lotty, and to pour into the ears of Amy Lee the strange adventures of the last day and night.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading The mob had entirely disappeared, and I heard the sound of drums and fifes alternately rising and dying away in distance as the troops were marched through the windings of the city back to the castle.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The mob had entirely disappeared, and I heard the sound of drums and fifes alternately rising and dying away in distance as the troops were marched through the windings of the city back to the castle.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I burned with anxiety to tell my mother and little Lotty, and to pour into the ears of Amy Lee the strange adventures of the last day and night.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading The mob had entirely disappeared, and I heard the sound of drums and fifes alternately rising and dying away in distance as the troops were marched through the windings of the city back to the castle.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The mob had entirely disappeared, and I heard the sound of drums and fifes alternately rising and dying away in distance as the troops were marched through the windings of the city back to the castle.
drumsnounUS /drʌmz/
plural of “drum” — a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading The mob had entirely disappeared, and I heard the sound of drums and fifes alternately rising and dying away in distance as the troops were marched through the windings of the city back to the castle.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading The mob had entirely disappeared, and I heard the sound of drums and fifes alternately rising and dying away in distance as the troops were marched through the windings of the city back to the castle.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading I burned with anxiety to tell my mother and little Lotty, and to pour into the ears of Amy Lee the strange adventures of the last day and night.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The mob had entirely disappeared, and I heard the sound of drums and fifes alternately rising and dying away in distance as the troops were marched through the windings of the city back to the castle.
fifes
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From this reading The mob had entirely disappeared, and I heard the sound of drums and fifes alternately rising and dying away in distance as the troops were marched through the windings of the city back to the castle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The mob had entirely disappeared, and I heard the sound of drums and fifes alternately rising and dying away in distance as the troops were marched through the windings of the city back to the castle.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The mob had entirely disappeared, and I heard the sound of drums and fifes alternately rising and dying away in distance as the troops were marched through the windings of the city back to the castle.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I then began to think of returning home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The mob had entirely disappeared, and I heard the sound of drums and fifes alternately rising and dying away in distance as the troops were marched through the windings of the city back to the castle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The mob had entirely disappeared, and I heard the sound of drums and fifes alternately rising and dying away in distance as the troops were marched through the windings of the city back to the castle.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I burned with anxiety to tell my mother and little Lotty, and to pour into the ears of Amy Lee the strange adventures of the last day and night.
immediately past
From this reading I burned with anxiety to tell my mother and little Lotty, and to pour into the ears of Amy Lee the strange adventures of the last day and night.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading I burned with anxiety to tell my mother and little Lotty, and to pour into the ears of Amy Lee the strange adventures of the last day and night.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I burned with anxiety to tell my mother and little Lotty, and to pour into the ears of Amy Lee the strange adventures of the last day and night.
Lotty
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From this reading I burned with anxiety to tell my mother and little Lotty, and to pour into the ears of Amy Lee the strange adventures of the last day and night.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading The mob had entirely disappeared, and I heard the sound of drums and fifes alternately rising and dying away in distance as the troops were marched through the windings of the city back to the castle.
mobnounUS /mɑːb/
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading The mob had entirely disappeared, and I heard the sound of drums and fifes alternately rising and dying away in distance as the troops were marched through the windings of the city back to the castle.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I burned with anxiety to tell my mother and little Lotty, and to pour into the ears of Amy Lee the strange adventures of the last day and night.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I burned with anxiety to tell my mother and little Lotty, and to pour into the ears of Amy Lee the strange adventures of the last day and night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I burned with anxiety to tell my mother and little Lotty, and to pour into the ears of Amy Lee the strange adventures of the last day and night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The mob had entirely disappeared, and I heard the sound of drums and fifes alternately rising and dying away in distance as the troops were marched through the windings of the city back to the castle.
pourverbUS /pɔːr/
cause to run
From this reading I burned with anxiety to tell my mother and little Lotty, and to pour into the ears of Amy Lee the strange adventures of the last day and night.
PRESS-GANG
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From this reading THE PRESS-GANG.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading After a time, all seemed quiet and still.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading I then began to think of returning home.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading The mob had entirely disappeared, and I heard the sound of drums and fifes alternately rising and dying away in distance as the troops were marched through the windings of the city back to the castle.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading After a time, all seemed quiet and still.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The mob had entirely disappeared, and I heard the sound of drums and fifes alternately rising and dying away in distance as the troops were marched through the windings of the city back to the castle.
not in physical motion
From this reading After a time, all seemed quiet and still.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading I burned with anxiety to tell my mother and little Lotty, and to pour into the ears of Amy Lee the strange adventures of the last day and night.
express in words
From this reading I burned with anxiety to tell my mother and little Lotty, and to pour into the ears of Amy Lee the strange adventures of the last day and night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRESS-GANG.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I then began to think of returning home.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I then began to think of returning home.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The mob had entirely disappeared, and I heard the sound of drums and fifes alternately rising and dying away in distance as the troops were marched through the windings of the city back to the castle.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading After a time, all seemed quiet and still.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The mob had entirely disappeared, and I heard the sound of drums and fifes alternately rising and dying away in distance as the troops were marched through the windings of the city back to the castle.
soldiers collectively
From this reading The mob had entirely disappeared, and I heard the sound of drums and fifes alternately rising and dying away in distance as the troops were marched through the windings of the city back to the castle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The mob had entirely disappeared, and I heard the sound of drums and fifes alternately rising and dying away in distance as the troops were marched through the windings of the city back to the castle.
windings
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From this reading The mob had entirely disappeared, and I heard the sound of drums and fifes alternately rising and dying away in distance as the troops were marched through the windings of the city back to the castle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I burned with anxiety to tell my mother and little Lotty, and to pour into the ears of Amy Lee the strange adventures of the last day and night.
