used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading About the same hour Mrs. Heppy Putnam awoke from a troubled sleep and felt a pain, like the thrust of a knife blade, through her left side.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Quincy reached his room at Mrs. Hawkins's boarding house about midnight of the day of the town meeting.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INHERITANCE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About the same hour Mrs. Heppy Putnam awoke from a troubled sleep and felt a pain, like the thrust of a knife blade, through her left side.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Quincy reached his room at Mrs. Hawkins's boarding house about midnight of the day of the town meeting.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading About the same hour Mrs. Heppy Putnam awoke from a troubled sleep and felt a pain, like the thrust of a knife blade, through her left side.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mrs. Putnam came of the old stock which considered it a virtue to suffer and be silent, rather than call out and be saved.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The room was dark and cold, the wood fire in the open grate having died out a couple of hours before, while a cool wind was blowing with great force outside.
bladenounUS /bleɪd/
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading About the same hour Mrs. Heppy Putnam awoke from a troubled sleep and felt a pain, like the thrust of a knife blade, through her left side.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading The room was dark and cold, the wood fire in the open grate having died out a couple of hours before, while a cool wind was blowing with great force outside.
boardingnounUS /ˈbɔːrdɪŋ/
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading Quincy reached his room at Mrs. Hawkins's boarding house about midnight of the day of the town meeting.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Mrs. Putnam came of the old stock which considered it a virtue to suffer and be silent, rather than call out and be saved.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mrs. Putnam came of the old stock which considered it a virtue to suffer and be silent, rather than call out and be saved.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The room was dark and cold, the wood fire in the open grate having died out a couple of hours before, while a cool wind was blowing with great force outside.
carefully weighed
From this reading Mrs. Putnam came of the old stock which considered it a virtue to suffer and be silent, rather than call out and be saved.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading The room was dark and cold, the wood fire in the open grate having died out a couple of hours before, while a cool wind was blowing with great force outside.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading The room was dark and cold, the wood fire in the open grate having died out a couple of hours before, while a cool wind was blowing with great force outside.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The room was dark and cold, the wood fire in the open grate having died out a couple of hours before, while a cool wind was blowing with great force outside.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Quincy reached his room at Mrs. Hawkins's boarding house about midnight of the day of the town meeting.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The room was dark and cold, the wood fire in the open grate having died out a couple of hours before, while a cool wind was blowing with great force outside.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading About the same hour Mrs. Heppy Putnam awoke from a troubled sleep and felt a pain, like the thrust of a knife blade, through her left side.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The room was dark and cold, the wood fire in the open grate having died out a couple of hours before, while a cool wind was blowing with great force outside.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading The room was dark and cold, the wood fire in the open grate having died out a couple of hours before, while a cool wind was blowing with great force outside.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading About the same hour Mrs. Heppy Putnam awoke from a troubled sleep and felt a pain, like the thrust of a knife blade, through her left side.
gratenounUS /ɡreɪt/
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
From this reading The room was dark and cold, the wood fire in the open grate having died out a couple of hours before, while a cool wind was blowing with great force outside.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The room was dark and cold, the wood fire in the open grate having died out a couple of hours before, while a cool wind was blowing with great force outside.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The room was dark and cold, the wood fire in the open grate having died out a couple of hours before, while a cool wind was blowing with great force outside.
Hawkins's
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From this reading Quincy reached his room at Mrs. Hawkins's boarding house about midnight of the day of the town meeting.
Heppy
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From this reading About the same hour Mrs. Heppy Putnam awoke from a troubled sleep and felt a pain, like the thrust of a knife blade, through her left side.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading About the same hour Mrs. Heppy Putnam awoke from a troubled sleep and felt a pain, like the thrust of a knife blade, through her left side.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Quincy reached his room at Mrs. Hawkins's boarding house about midnight of the day of the town meeting.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading About the same hour Mrs. Heppy Putnam awoke from a troubled sleep and felt a pain, like the thrust of a knife blade, through her left side.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The room was dark and cold, the wood fire in the open grate having died out a couple of hours before, while a cool wind was blowing with great force outside.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Quincy reached his room at Mrs. Hawkins's boarding house about midnight of the day of the town meeting.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The room was dark and cold, the wood fire in the open grate having died out a couple of hours before, while a cool wind was blowing with great force outside.
INHERITANCEnounUS /ˌɪnˈherətəns/
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
From this reading AN INHERITANCE.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Putnam came of the old stock which considered it a virtue to suffer and be silent, rather than call out and be saved.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading About the same hour Mrs. Heppy Putnam awoke from a troubled sleep and felt a pain, like the thrust of a knife blade, through her left side.
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 About the same hour Mrs. Heppy Putnam awoke from a troubled sleep and felt a pain, like the thrust of a knife blade, through her left side.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading About the same hour Mrs. Heppy Putnam awoke from a troubled sleep and felt a pain, like the thrust of a knife blade, through her left side.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Quincy reached his room at Mrs. Hawkins's boarding house about midnight of the day of the town meeting.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Quincy reached his room at Mrs. Hawkins's boarding house about midnight of the day of the town meeting.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Quincy reached his room at Mrs. Hawkins's boarding house about midnight of the day of the town meeting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Quincy reached his room at Mrs. Hawkins's boarding house about midnight of the day of the town meeting.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Mrs. Putnam came of the old stock which considered it a virtue to suffer and be silent, rather than call out and be saved.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The room was dark and cold, the wood fire in the open grate having died out a couple of hours before, while a cool wind was blowing with great force outside.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The room was dark and cold, the wood fire in the open grate having died out a couple of hours before, while a cool wind was blowing with great force outside.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The room was dark and cold, the wood fire in the open grate having died out a couple of hours before, while a cool wind was blowing with great force outside.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading About the same hour Mrs. Heppy Putnam awoke from a troubled sleep and felt a pain, like the thrust of a knife blade, through her left side.
Putnam
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From this reading About the same hour Mrs. Heppy Putnam awoke from a troubled sleep and felt a pain, like the thrust of a knife blade, through her left side.
QuincynounUS /ˈkwɪnsi/
American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to the English king (1744-1775)
From this reading Quincy reached his room at Mrs. Hawkins's boarding house about midnight of the day of the town meeting.
on the contrary
From this reading Mrs. Putnam came of the old stock which considered it a virtue to suffer and be silent, rather than call out and be saved.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Quincy reached his room at Mrs. Hawkins's boarding house about midnight of the day of the town meeting.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Quincy reached his room at Mrs. Hawkins's boarding house about midnight of the day of the town meeting.
Identical; not different.
From this reading About the same hour Mrs. Heppy Putnam awoke from a troubled sleep and felt a pain, like the thrust of a knife blade, through her left side.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading Mrs. Putnam came of the old stock which considered it a virtue to suffer and be silent, rather than call out and be saved.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading About the same hour Mrs. Heppy Putnam awoke from a troubled sleep and felt a pain, like the thrust of a knife blade, through her left side.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Mrs. Putnam came of the old stock which considered it a virtue to suffer and be silent, rather than call out and be saved.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading About the same hour Mrs. Heppy Putnam awoke from a troubled sleep and felt a pain, like the thrust of a knife blade, through her left side.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading Mrs. Putnam came of the old stock which considered it a virtue to suffer and be silent, rather than call out and be saved.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Mrs. Putnam came of the old stock which considered it a virtue to suffer and be silent, rather than call out and be saved.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Mrs. Putnam came of the old stock which considered it a virtue to suffer and be silent, rather than call out and be saved.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Quincy reached his room at Mrs. Hawkins's boarding house about midnight of the day of the town meeting.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading About the same hour Mrs. Heppy Putnam awoke from a troubled sleep and felt a pain, like the thrust of a knife blade, through her left side.
push forcefully
From this reading About the same hour Mrs. Heppy Putnam awoke from a troubled sleep and felt a pain, like the thrust of a knife blade, through her left side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Putnam came of the old stock which considered it a virtue to suffer and be silent, rather than call out and be saved.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Quincy reached his room at Mrs. Hawkins's boarding house about midnight of the day of the town meeting.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading About the same hour Mrs. Heppy Putnam awoke from a troubled sleep and felt a pain, like the thrust of a knife blade, through her left side.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Mrs. Putnam came of the old stock which considered it a virtue to suffer and be silent, rather than call out and be saved.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room was dark and cold, the wood fire in the open grate having died out a couple of hours before, while a cool wind was blowing with great force outside.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Putnam came of the old stock which considered it a virtue to suffer and be silent, rather than call out and be saved.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The room was dark and cold, the wood fire in the open grate having died out a couple of hours before, while a cool wind was blowing with great force outside.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The room was dark and cold, the wood fire in the open grate having died out a couple of hours before, while a cool wind was blowing with great force outside.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The room was dark and cold, the wood fire in the open grate having died out a couple of hours before, while a cool wind was blowing with great force outside.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading The room was dark and cold, the wood fire in the open grate having died out a couple of hours before, while a cool wind was blowing with great force outside.
