used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A peal of thunder crashing over the house woke her; the next minute a flash of lightning seemed to fill her room with white light.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
in a state of sleep
From this reading Bessie had hardly fallen asleep before the storm broke.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Bessie had hardly fallen asleep before the storm broke.
Bessie
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From this reading Bessie had hardly fallen asleep before the storm broke.
lacking funds
From this reading Bessie had hardly fallen asleep before the storm broke.
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
clapverbUS /klæp/
put quickly or forcibly
From this reading "What a terrific clap!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "TROUBLE MAY COME TO ME ONE DAY."
crashingadjectiveUS /ˈkræʃɪŋ/
informal intensifiers
From this reading A peal of thunder crashing over the house woke her; the next minute a flash of lightning seemed to fill her room with white light.
travel across or pass over
From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "TROUBLE MAY COME TO ME ONE DAY."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
Edna
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From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Bessie had hardly fallen asleep before the storm broke.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading A peal of thunder crashing over the house woke her; the next minute a flash of lightning seemed to fill her room with white light.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading A peal of thunder crashing over the house woke her; the next minute a flash of lightning seemed to fill her room with white light.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bessie had hardly fallen asleep before the storm broke.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
only a very short time before
From this reading Bessie had hardly fallen asleep before the storm broke.
hastyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪsti/
excessively quick
From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A peal of thunder crashing over the house woke her; the next minute a flash of lightning seemed to fill her room with white light.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading A peal of thunder crashing over the house woke her; the next minute a flash of lightning seemed to fill her room with white light.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
and nothing more
From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading A peal of thunder crashing over the house woke her; the next minute a flash of lightning seemed to fill her room with white light.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading A peal of thunder crashing over the house woke her; the next minute a flash of lightning seemed to fill her room with white light.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "TROUBLE MAY COME TO ME ONE DAY."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "TROUBLE MAY COME TO ME ONE DAY."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading A peal of thunder crashing over the house woke her; the next minute a flash of lightning seemed to fill her room with white light.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading A peal of thunder crashing over the house woke her; the next minute a flash of lightning seemed to fill her room with white light.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A peal of thunder crashing over the house woke her; the next minute a flash of lightning seemed to fill her room with white light.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "TROUBLE MAY COME TO ME ONE DAY."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A peal of thunder crashing over the house woke her; the next minute a flash of lightning seemed to fill her room with white light.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
pealnounUS /piːl/
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
From this reading A peal of thunder crashing over the house woke her; the next minute a flash of lightning seemed to fill her room with white light.
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A peal of thunder crashing over the house woke her; the next minute a flash of lightning seemed to fill her room with white light.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A peal of thunder crashing over the house woke her; the next minute a flash of lightning seemed to fill her room with white light.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Bessie had hardly fallen asleep before the storm broke.
summoningnounUS /ˈsʌmənɪŋ/
calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations
From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
tapverbUS /tæp/
cut a female screw thread with a tap
From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
terrificadjectiveUS /tərˈɪfɪk/
very great or intense
From this reading "What a terrific clap!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bessie had hardly fallen asleep before the storm broke.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading A peal of thunder crashing over the house woke her; the next minute a flash of lightning seemed to fill her room with white light.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "TROUBLE MAY COME TO ME ONE DAY."
a source of difficulty
From this reading "TROUBLE MAY COME TO ME ONE DAY."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It must have woke Edna," she thought; and just as she was summoning up resolution to cross the dark passage in search of her, there was a hasty tap at the door, and Edna entered, fully dressed, and with a candle in her hand.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a terrific clap!
a Caucasian
From this reading A peal of thunder crashing over the house woke her; the next minute a flash of lightning seemed to fill her room with white light.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A peal of thunder crashing over the house woke her; the next minute a flash of lightning seemed to fill her room with white light.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading A peal of thunder crashing over the house woke her; the next minute a flash of lightning seemed to fill her room with white light.
