used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading |THE following Sunday was a somber day for Paul Rundel.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading He was cringing under a poignant agony that permeated his whole being, clogged the blood in his veins, and sucked away the very breath of the life which had recently been so full of indefinable content.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Paul rose and stood at the window and looked out over the lawn and frowsy brown roofs of the tannery sheds.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He was cringing under a poignant agony that permeated his whole being, clogged the blood in his veins, and sucked away the very breath of the life which had recently been so full of indefinable content.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was cringing under a poignant agony that permeated his whole being, clogged the blood in his veins, and sucked away the very breath of the life which had recently been so full of indefinable content.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He was cringing under a poignant agony that permeated his whole being, clogged the blood in his veins, and sucked away the very breath of the life which had recently been so full of indefinable content.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading He was cringing under a poignant agony that permeated his whole being, clogged the blood in his veins, and sucked away the very breath of the life which had recently been so full of indefinable content.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading He was cringing under a poignant agony that permeated his whole being, clogged the blood in his veins, and sucked away the very breath of the life which had recently been so full of indefinable content.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Paul rose and stood at the window and looked out over the lawn and frowsy brown roofs of the tannery sheds.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading The cause was not hard to find.
cloggedadjectiveUS /klɔːɡd/
thickened or coalesced in soft thick lumps (such as clogs or clots)
From this reading He was cringing under a poignant agony that permeated his whole being, clogged the blood in his veins, and sucked away the very breath of the life which had recently been so full of indefinable content.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading He was cringing under a poignant agony that permeated his whole being, clogged the blood in his veins, and sucked away the very breath of the life which had recently been so full of indefinable content.
cringingadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪndʒɪŋ/
totally submissive
From this reading He was cringing under a poignant agony that permeated his whole being, clogged the blood in his veins, and sucked away the very breath of the life which had recently been so full of indefinable content.
the first light of day
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading |THE following Sunday was a somber day for Paul Rundel.
despondentadjectiveUS /dɪˈspɑːndənt/
without or almost without hope
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
Ethel
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From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
opinion or judgment
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The cause was not hard to find.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading |THE following Sunday was a somber day for Paul Rundel.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading |THE following Sunday was a somber day for Paul Rundel.
frowsyadjective
negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt
From this reading Paul rose and stood at the window and looked out over the lawn and frowsy brown roofs of the tannery sheds.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading He was cringing under a poignant agony that permeated his whole being, clogged the blood in his veins, and sucked away the very breath of the life which had recently been so full of indefinable content.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The cause was not hard to find.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
indefinableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbəl/
not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words
From this reading He was cringing under a poignant agony that permeated his whole being, clogged the blood in his veins, and sucked away the very breath of the life which had recently been so full of indefinable content.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading Paul rose and stood at the window and looked out over the lawn and frowsy brown roofs of the tannery sheds.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
lengthenedadjectiveUS /ˈleŋθənd/
drawn out or made longer spatially
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He was cringing under a poignant agony that permeated his whole being, clogged the blood in his veins, and sucked away the very breath of the life which had recently been so full of indefinable content.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Paul rose and stood at the window and looked out over the lawn and frowsy brown roofs of the tannery sheds.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The cause was not hard to find.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Paul rose and stood at the window and looked out over the lawn and frowsy brown roofs of the tannery sheds.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Paul rose and stood at the window and looked out over the lawn and frowsy brown roofs of the tannery sheds.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading |THE following Sunday was a somber day for Paul Rundel.
permeatedverbUS /ˈpɜːrmieɪtɪd/
past form of “permeate” — spread or diffuse through
From this reading He was cringing under a poignant agony that permeated his whole being, clogged the blood in his veins, and sucked away the very breath of the life which had recently been so full of indefinable content.
Peterson
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From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
a light shade of red
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
poignantadjectiveUS /ˈpɔɪnjənt/
arousing affect
From this reading He was cringing under a poignant agony that permeated his whole being, clogged the blood in his veins, and sucked away the very breath of the life which had recently been so full of indefinable content.
recentlyadverbUS /ˈriːsəntli/
in the recent past
From this reading He was cringing under a poignant agony that permeated his whole being, clogged the blood in his veins, and sucked away the very breath of the life which had recently been so full of indefinable content.
roofsnounUS /ruːfs/
plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading Paul rose and stood at the window and looked out over the lawn and frowsy brown roofs of the tannery sheds.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Paul rose and stood at the window and looked out over the lawn and frowsy brown roofs of the tannery sheds.
Rundel
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From this reading |THE following Sunday was a somber day for Paul Rundel.
shedsnounUS /ʃedz/
plural of “shed” — an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
From this reading Paul rose and stood at the window and looked out over the lawn and frowsy brown roofs of the tannery sheds.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was cringing under a poignant agony that permeated his whole being, clogged the blood in his veins, and sucked away the very breath of the life which had recently been so full of indefinable content.
somberadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːmbər/
lacking brightness or color; dull
From this reading |THE following Sunday was a somber day for Paul Rundel.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Paul rose and stood at the window and looked out over the lawn and frowsy brown roofs of the tannery sheds.
suckedverbUS /sʌkt/
past form of “suck” — draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth
From this reading He was cringing under a poignant agony that permeated his whole being, clogged the blood in his veins, and sucked away the very breath of the life which had recently been so full of indefinable content.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading |THE following Sunday was a somber day for Paul Rundel.
tannerynoun
workplace where skins and hides are tanned
From this reading Paul rose and stood at the window and looked out over the lawn and frowsy brown roofs of the tannery sheds.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was cringing under a poignant agony that permeated his whole being, clogged the blood in his veins, and sucked away the very breath of the life which had recently been so full of indefinable content.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |THE following Sunday was a somber day for Paul Rundel.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
veinsnounUS /veɪnz/
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading He was cringing under a poignant agony that permeated his whole being, clogged the blood in his veins, and sucked away the very breath of the life which had recently been so full of indefinable content.
precisely as stated
From this reading He was cringing under a poignant agony that permeated his whole being, clogged the blood in his veins, and sucked away the very breath of the life which had recently been so full of indefinable content.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |THE following Sunday was a somber day for Paul Rundel.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
at the time that
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading He was cringing under a poignant agony that permeated his whole being, clogged the blood in his veins, and sucked away the very breath of the life which had recently been so full of indefinable content.
widenedverbUS /ˈwaɪdənd/
past form of “widen” — become broader or wider or more extensive
From this reading When he opened his eyes in the gray of dawn, and lay watching the pink flood of light as it widened and lengthened along the eastern horizon, his first thought was the despondent one under which he had dropped to sleep--it was the day Edward Peterson was to visit Ethel.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Paul rose and stood at the window and looked out over the lawn and frowsy brown roofs of the tannery sheds.
