(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 They had laid the feather-bed over themselves cross-wise, when it comfortably covered all three; their daytime clothes they laid over their feet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The darkness descended, and they went to bed.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are ill!” said her mother, gazing at her searchingly; “your eyes are blazing like fire.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You are ill!” said her mother, gazing at her searchingly; “your eyes are blazing like fire.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading People burned no useless lights in those days, and it was certainly best to be in bed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The darkness descended, and they went to bed.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading People burned no useless lights in those days, and it was certainly best to be in bed.
blazingadjectiveUS /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading “You are ill!” said her mother, gazing at her searchingly; “your eyes are blazing like fire.”
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading People burned no useless lights in those days, and it was certainly best to be in bed.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading People burned no useless lights in those days, and it was certainly best to be in bed.
clothing in general
From this reading They had laid the feather-bed over themselves cross-wise, when it comfortably covered all three; their daytime clothes they laid over their feet.
comfortablyadverbUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbli/
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading They had laid the feather-bed over themselves cross-wise, when it comfortably covered all three; their daytime clothes they laid over their feet.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading They had laid the feather-bed over themselves cross-wise, when it comfortably covered all three; their daytime clothes they laid over their feet.
cross-wise
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From this reading They had laid the feather-bed over themselves cross-wise, when it comfortably covered all three; their daytime clothes they laid over their feet.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The darkness descended, and they went to bed.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading People burned no useless lights in those days, and it was certainly best to be in bed.
daytimenounUS /ˈdeɪtaɪm/
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading They had laid the feather-bed over themselves cross-wise, when it comfortably covered all three; their daytime clothes they laid over their feet.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading The darkness descended, and they went to bed.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “You are ill!” said her mother, gazing at her searchingly; “your eyes are blazing like fire.”
feather-bed
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From this reading They had laid the feather-bed over themselves cross-wise, when it comfortably covered all three; their daytime clothes they laid over their feet.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading They had laid the feather-bed over themselves cross-wise, when it comfortably covered all three; their daytime clothes they laid over their feet.
start firing a weapon
From this reading “You are ill!” said her mother, gazing at her searchingly; “your eyes are blazing like fire.”
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “You are ill!” said her mother, gazing at her searchingly; “your eyes are blazing like fire.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had laid the feather-bed over themselves cross-wise, when it comfortably covered all three; their daytime clothes they laid over their feet.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “You are ill!” said her mother, gazing at her searchingly; “your eyes are blazing like fire.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “You are ill!” said her mother, gazing at her searchingly; “your eyes are blazing like fire.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading People burned no useless lights in those days, and it was certainly best to be in bed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading People burned no useless lights in those days, and it was certainly best to be in bed.
set down according to a plan
From this reading They had laid the feather-bed over themselves cross-wise, when it comfortably covered all three; their daytime clothes they laid over their feet.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Little Marie lay in the middle.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading People burned no useless lights in those days, and it was certainly best to be in bed.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “You are ill!” said her mother, gazing at her searchingly; “your eyes are blazing like fire.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little Marie lay in the middle.
Marie
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From this reading Little Marie lay in the middle.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Little Marie lay in the middle.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “You are ill!” said her mother, gazing at her searchingly; “your eyes are blazing like fire.”
not any; not one
From this reading People burned no useless lights in those days, and it was certainly best to be in bed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They had laid the feather-bed over themselves cross-wise, when it comfortably covered all three; their daytime clothes they laid over their feet.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading People burned no useless lights in those days, and it was certainly best to be in bed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You are ill!” said her mother, gazing at her searchingly; “your eyes are blazing like fire.”
searchinglyadverb
in a searching manner
From this reading “You are ill!” said her mother, gazing at her searchingly; “your eyes are blazing like fire.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The darkness descended, and they went to bed.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had laid the feather-bed over themselves cross-wise, when it comfortably covered all three; their daytime clothes they laid over their feet.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They had laid the feather-bed over themselves cross-wise, when it comfortably covered all three; their daytime clothes they laid over their feet.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The darkness descended, and they went to bed.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading People burned no useless lights in those days, and it was certainly best to be in bed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading They had laid the feather-bed over themselves cross-wise, when it comfortably covered all three; their daytime clothes they laid over their feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The darkness descended, and they went to bed.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading People burned no useless lights in those days, and it was certainly best to be in bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading People burned no useless lights in those days, and it was certainly best to be in bed.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The darkness descended, and they went to bed.
at the time that
From this reading They had laid the feather-bed over themselves cross-wise, when it comfortably covered all three; their daytime clothes they laid over their feet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are ill!” said her mother, gazing at her searchingly; “your eyes are blazing like fire.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are ill!” said her mother, gazing at her searchingly; “your eyes are blazing like fire.”
