a-plenty
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From this reading Ghost tales they had heard a-plenty—Mary Vance had told some far more blood-curdling than this; but those tales were all of places and people and spooks far away and unknown.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the first half-awful, half-pleasant thrill of awe and terror they thought of them no more.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 Ghost tales they had heard a-plenty—Mary Vance had told some far more blood-curdling than this; but those tales were all of places and people and spooks far away and unknown.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GHOST ON THE DYKE Somehow, Faith and Carl and Una could not shake off the hold which the story of Henry Warren’s ghost had taken upon their imaginations.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Ghost tales they had heard a-plenty—Mary Vance had told some far more blood-curdling than this; but those tales were all of places and people and spooks far away and unknown.
awenounUS /ɑː/
an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
From this reading After the first half-awful, half-pleasant thrill of awe and terror they thought of them no more.
believedverbUS /bɪˈliːvd/
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading They had never believed in ghosts.
blood-curdling
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From this reading Ghost tales they had heard a-plenty—Mary Vance had told some far more blood-curdling than this; but those tales were all of places and people and spooks far away and unknown.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ghost tales they had heard a-plenty—Mary Vance had told some far more blood-curdling than this; but those tales were all of places and people and spooks far away and unknown.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But this story came home to them.
Carl
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From this reading THE GHOST ON THE DYKE Somehow, Faith and Carl and Una could not shake off the hold which the story of Henry Warren’s ghost had taken upon their imaginations.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE GHOST ON THE DYKE Somehow, Faith and Carl and Una could not shake off the hold which the story of Henry Warren’s ghost had taken upon their imaginations.
DYKEnounUS /daɪk/
(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
From this reading THE GHOST ON THE DYKE Somehow, Faith and Carl and Una could not shake off the hold which the story of Henry Warren’s ghost had taken upon their imaginations.
FaithnounUS /feɪθ/
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading THE GHOST ON THE DYKE Somehow, Faith and Carl and Una could not shake off the hold which the story of Henry Warren’s ghost had taken upon their imaginations.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Ghost tales they had heard a-plenty—Mary Vance had told some far more blood-curdling than this; but those tales were all of places and people and spooks far away and unknown.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading After the first half-awful, half-pleasant thrill of awe and terror they thought of them no more.
GHOSTnounUS /ɡoʊst/
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading THE GHOST ON THE DYKE Somehow, Faith and Carl and Una could not shake off the hold which the story of Henry Warren’s ghost had taken upon their imaginations.
ghostsnounUS /ɡoʊsts/
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading They had never believed in ghosts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE GHOST ON THE DYKE Somehow, Faith and Carl and Una could not shake off the hold which the story of Henry Warren’s ghost had taken upon their imaginations.
half-awful
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From this reading After the first half-awful, half-pleasant thrill of awe and terror they thought of them no more.
half-pleasant
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From this reading After the first half-awful, half-pleasant thrill of awe and terror they thought of them no more.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Ghost tales they had heard a-plenty—Mary Vance had told some far more blood-curdling than this; but those tales were all of places and people and spooks far away and unknown.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading THE GHOST ON THE DYKE Somehow, Faith and Carl and Una could not shake off the hold which the story of Henry Warren’s ghost had taken upon their imaginations.
holdverbUS /hoʊld/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading THE GHOST ON THE DYKE Somehow, Faith and Carl and Una could not shake off the hold which the story of Henry Warren’s ghost had taken upon their imaginations.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading But this story came home to them.
imaginationsnounUS /ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “imagination” — the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading THE GHOST ON THE DYKE Somehow, Faith and Carl and Una could not shake off the hold which the story of Henry Warren’s ghost had taken upon their imaginations.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had never believed in ghosts.
MarynounUS /ˈmeri/
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Ghost tales they had heard a-plenty—Mary Vance had told some far more blood-curdling than this; but those tales were all of places and people and spooks far away and unknown.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Ghost tales they had heard a-plenty—Mary Vance had told some far more blood-curdling than this; but those tales were all of places and people and spooks far away and unknown.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading They had never believed in ghosts.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading After the first half-awful, half-pleasant thrill of awe and terror they thought of them no more.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE GHOST ON THE DYKE Somehow, Faith and Carl and Una could not shake off the hold which the story of Henry Warren’s ghost had taken upon their imaginations.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GHOST ON THE DYKE Somehow, Faith and Carl and Una could not shake off the hold which the story of Henry Warren’s ghost had taken upon their imaginations.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE GHOST ON THE DYKE Somehow, Faith and Carl and Una could not shake off the hold which the story of Henry Warren’s ghost had taken upon their imaginations.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE GHOST ON THE DYKE Somehow, Faith and Carl and Una could not shake off the hold which the story of Henry Warren’s ghost had taken upon their imaginations.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Ghost tales they had heard a-plenty—Mary Vance had told some far more blood-curdling than this; but those tales were all of places and people and spooks far away and unknown.
placesnounUS /ˈpleɪsəz/
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Ghost tales they had heard a-plenty—Mary Vance had told some far more blood-curdling than this; but those tales were all of places and people and spooks far away and unknown.
shakeverbUS /ʃeɪk/
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading THE GHOST ON THE DYKE Somehow, Faith and Carl and Una could not shake off the hold which the story of Henry Warren’s ghost had taken upon their imaginations.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Ghost tales they had heard a-plenty—Mary Vance had told some far more blood-curdling than this; but those tales were all of places and people and spooks far away and unknown.
SomehowadverbUS /ˈsʌmhaʊ/
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading THE GHOST ON THE DYKE Somehow, Faith and Carl and Una could not shake off the hold which the story of Henry Warren’s ghost had taken upon their imaginations.
spooksnounUS /spuːks/
plural of “spook” — someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
From this reading Ghost tales they had heard a-plenty—Mary Vance had told some far more blood-curdling than this; but those tales were all of places and people and spooks far away and unknown.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE GHOST ON THE DYKE Somehow, Faith and Carl and Una could not shake off the hold which the story of Henry Warren’s ghost had taken upon their imaginations.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading THE GHOST ON THE DYKE Somehow, Faith and Carl and Una could not shake off the hold which the story of Henry Warren’s ghost had taken upon their imaginations.
talesnounUS /teɪlz/
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Ghost tales they had heard a-plenty—Mary Vance had told some far more blood-curdling than this; but those tales were all of places and people and spooks far away and unknown.
terrornounUS /ˈterər/
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading After the first half-awful, half-pleasant thrill of awe and terror they thought of them no more.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Ghost tales they had heard a-plenty—Mary Vance had told some far more blood-curdling than this; but those tales were all of places and people and spooks far away and unknown.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GHOST ON THE DYKE Somehow, Faith and Carl and Una could not shake off the hold which the story of Henry Warren’s ghost had taken upon their imaginations.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE GHOST ON THE DYKE Somehow, Faith and Carl and Una could not shake off the hold which the story of Henry Warren’s ghost had taken upon their imaginations.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading After the first half-awful, half-pleasant thrill of awe and terror they thought of them no more.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had never believed in ghosts.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Ghost tales they had heard a-plenty—Mary Vance had told some far more blood-curdling than this; but those tales were all of places and people and spooks far away and unknown.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Ghost tales they had heard a-plenty—Mary Vance had told some far more blood-curdling than this; but those tales were all of places and people and spooks far away and unknown.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading After the first half-awful, half-pleasant thrill of awe and terror they thought of them no more.
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading After the first half-awful, half-pleasant thrill of awe and terror they thought of them no more.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But this story came home to them.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Ghost tales they had heard a-plenty—Mary Vance had told some far more blood-curdling than this; but those tales were all of places and people and spooks far away and unknown.
Una
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From this reading THE GHOST ON THE DYKE Somehow, Faith and Carl and Una could not shake off the hold which the story of Henry Warren’s ghost had taken upon their imaginations.
unknownadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊn/
not known
From this reading Ghost tales they had heard a-plenty—Mary Vance had told some far more blood-curdling than this; but those tales were all of places and people and spooks far away and unknown.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE GHOST ON THE DYKE Somehow, Faith and Carl and Una could not shake off the hold which the story of Henry Warren’s ghost had taken upon their imaginations.
Vance
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From this reading Ghost tales they had heard a-plenty—Mary Vance had told some far more blood-curdling than this; but those tales were all of places and people and spooks far away and unknown.
Warren'snounUS /ˈwɔːrənz/
possessive form of “warren” — United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading THE GHOST ON THE DYKE Somehow, Faith and Carl and Una could not shake off the hold which the story of Henry Warren’s ghost had taken upon their imaginations.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ghost tales they had heard a-plenty—Mary Vance had told some far more blood-curdling than this; but those tales were all of places and people and spooks far away and unknown.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE GHOST ON THE DYKE Somehow, Faith and Carl and Una could not shake off the hold which the story of Henry Warren’s ghost had taken upon their imaginations.
