used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One of Marise's fantastic notions was that the things which had happened were piled up in a big junk-heap in your memory in front of a great black curtain.
anew
From this reading The other moments, those queerly, heterogeneously tumbled-together impressions, are the things which happen over again every time one thinks of them.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
(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 As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
from appearances alone
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such events come, seem of great consequence, happen, and therewith sink down into the featureless mass of things which happen only once and then are in the past forever.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But there were pinholes in the curtain, and if you put your eye to one, there, right before you, one of the things that had happened was alive again, and your heart knocked and your throat felt queer just as it did the first time.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading One of Marise's fantastic notions was that the things which had happened were piled up in a big junk-heap in your memory in front of a great black curtain.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading One of Marise's fantastic notions was that the things which had happened were piled up in a big junk-heap in your memory in front of a great black curtain.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there were pinholes in the curtain, and if you put your eye to one, there, right before you, one of the things that had happened was alive again, and your heart knocked and your throat felt queer just as it did the first time.
an occurrence of something
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Such events come, seem of great consequence, happen, and therewith sink down into the featureless mass of things which happen only once and then are in the past forever.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Such events come, seem of great consequence, happen, and therewith sink down into the featureless mass of things which happen only once and then are in the past forever.
correspondverbUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːnd/
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading One of Marise's fantastic notions was that the things which had happened were piled up in a big junk-heap in your memory in front of a great black curtain.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Such events come, seem of great consequence, happen, and therewith sink down into the featureless mass of things which happen only once and then are in the past forever.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The other moments, those queerly, heterogeneously tumbled-together impressions, are the things which happen over again every time one thinks of them.
the organ of sight
From this reading But there were pinholes in the curtain, and if you put your eye to one, there, right before you, one of the things that had happened was alive again, and your heart knocked and your throat felt queer just as it did the first time.
fantasticadjectiveUS /fænˈtæstɪk/
ludicrously odd
From this reading One of Marise's fantastic notions was that the things which had happened were piled up in a big junk-heap in your memory in front of a great black curtain.
featurelessadjectiveUS /ˈfiːtʃərləs/
lacking distinguishing characteristics or features
From this reading Such events come, seem of great consequence, happen, and therewith sink down into the featureless mass of things which happen only once and then are in the past forever.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading But there were pinholes in the curtain, and if you put your eye to one, there, right before you, one of the things that had happened was alive again, and your heart knocked and your throat felt queer just as it did the first time.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading But there were pinholes in the curtain, and if you put your eye to one, there, right before you, one of the things that had happened was alive again, and your heart knocked and your throat felt queer just as it did the first time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
for a limitless time
From this reading Such events come, seem of great consequence, happen, and therewith sink down into the featureless mass of things which happen only once and then are in the past forever.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading One of Marise's fantastic notions was that the things which had happened were piled up in a big junk-heap in your memory in front of a great black curtain.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Such events come, seem of great consequence, happen, and therewith sink down into the featureless mass of things which happen only once and then are in the past forever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One of Marise's fantastic notions was that the things which had happened were piled up in a big junk-heap in your memory in front of a great black curtain.
come to pass
From this reading Such events come, seem of great consequence, happen, and therewith sink down into the featureless mass of things which happen only once and then are in the past forever.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading One of Marise's fantastic notions was that the things which had happened were piled up in a big junk-heap in your memory in front of a great black curtain.
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But there were pinholes in the curtain, and if you put your eye to one, there, right before you, one of the things that had happened was alive again, and your heart knocked and your throat felt queer just as it did the first time.
heterogeneously
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From this reading The other moments, those queerly, heterogeneously tumbled-together impressions, are the things which happen over again every time one thinks of them.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But there were pinholes in the curtain, and if you put your eye to one, there, right before you, one of the things that had happened was alive again, and your heart knocked and your throat felt queer just as it did the first time.
of great significance or value
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
impressionsnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃənz/
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading The other moments, those queerly, heterogeneously tumbled-together impressions, are the things which happen over again every time one thinks of them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Such events come, seem of great consequence, happen, and therewith sink down into the featureless mass of things which happen only once and then are in the past forever.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But there were pinholes in the curtain, and if you put your eye to one, there, right before you, one of the things that had happened was alive again, and your heart knocked and your throat felt queer just as it did the first time.
junk-heap
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From this reading One of Marise's fantastic notions was that the things which had happened were piled up in a big junk-heap in your memory in front of a great black curtain.
and nothing more
From this reading But there were pinholes in the curtain, and if you put your eye to one, there, right before you, one of the things that had happened was alive again, and your heart knocked and your throat felt queer just as it did the first time.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading But there were pinholes in the curtain, and if you put your eye to one, there, right before you, one of the things that had happened was alive again, and your heart knocked and your throat felt queer just as it did the first time.
Marise's
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From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Such events come, seem of great consequence, happen, and therewith sink down into the featureless mass of things which happen only once and then are in the past forever.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
notionsnounUS /ˈnoʊʃənz/
plural of “notion” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading One of Marise's fantastic notions was that the things which had happened were piled up in a big junk-heap in your memory in front of a great black curtain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such events come, seem of great consequence, happen, and therewith sink down into the featureless mass of things which happen only once and then are in the past forever.
on one occasion
From this reading Such events come, seem of great consequence, happen, and therewith sink down into the featureless mass of things which happen only once and then are in the past forever.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The other moments, those queerly, heterogeneously tumbled-together impressions, are the things which happen over again every time one thinks of them.
and nothing more
From this reading Such events come, seem of great consequence, happen, and therewith sink down into the featureless mass of things which happen only once and then are in the past forever.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other moments, those queerly, heterogeneously tumbled-together impressions, are the things which happen over again every time one thinks of them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The other moments, those queerly, heterogeneously tumbled-together impressions, are the things which happen over again every time one thinks of them.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Such events come, seem of great consequence, happen, and therewith sink down into the featureless mass of things which happen only once and then are in the past forever.
piledverbUS /paɪld/
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading One of Marise's fantastic notions was that the things which had happened were piled up in a big junk-heap in your memory in front of a great black curtain.
pinholesnounUS /ˈpɪnhoʊlz/
plural of “pinhole” — a small puncture that might have been made by a pin
From this reading But there were pinholes in the curtain, and if you put your eye to one, there, right before you, one of the things that had happened was alive again, and your heart knocked and your throat felt queer just as it did the first time.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But there were pinholes in the curtain, and if you put your eye to one, there, right before you, one of the things that had happened was alive again, and your heart knocked and your throat felt queer just as it did the first time.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading But there were pinholes in the curtain, and if you put your eye to one, there, right before you, one of the things that had happened was alive again, and your heart knocked and your throat felt queer just as it did the first time.
queerlyadverb
in a strange manner
From this reading The other moments, those queerly, heterogeneously tumbled-together impressions, are the things which happen over again every time one thinks of them.
precisely, exactly
From this reading But there were pinholes in the curtain, and if you put your eye to one, there, right before you, one of the things that had happened was alive again, and your heart knocked and your throat felt queer just as it did the first time.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Such events come, seem of great consequence, happen, and therewith sink down into the featureless mass of things which happen only once and then are in the past forever.
sinkverbUS /sɪŋk/
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading Such events come, seem of great consequence, happen, and therewith sink down into the featureless mass of things which happen only once and then are in the past forever.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such events come, seem of great consequence, happen, and therewith sink down into the featureless mass of things which happen only once and then are in the past forever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One of Marise's fantastic notions was that the things which had happened were piled up in a big junk-heap in your memory in front of a great black curtain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The other moments, those queerly, heterogeneously tumbled-together impressions, are the things which happen over again every time one thinks of them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Such events come, seem of great consequence, happen, and therewith sink down into the featureless mass of things which happen only once and then are in the past forever.
in or at that place or location
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
therewithadverb
with that or this or it
From this reading Such events come, seem of great consequence, happen, and therewith sink down into the featureless mass of things which happen only once and then are in the past forever.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Such events come, seem of great consequence, happen, and therewith sink down into the featureless mass of things which happen only once and then are in the past forever.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading The other moments, those queerly, heterogeneously tumbled-together impressions, are the things which happen over again every time one thinks of them.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading But there were pinholes in the curtain, and if you put your eye to one, there, right before you, one of the things that had happened was alive again, and your heart knocked and your throat felt queer just as it did the first time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The other moments, those queerly, heterogeneously tumbled-together impressions, are the things which happen over again every time one thinks of them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
tumbled-together
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From this reading The other moments, those queerly, heterogeneously tumbled-together impressions, are the things which happen over again every time one thinks of them.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading One of Marise's fantastic notions was that the things which had happened were piled up in a big junk-heap in your memory in front of a great black curtain.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of Marise's fantastic notions was that the things which had happened were piled up in a big junk-heap in your memory in front of a great black curtain.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
a late time of life
From this reading As happens to us all, there were certain moments which stayed alive in Marise's memory for years; and as is always the case, those moments did not at all correspond with apparently important events.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But there were pinholes in the curtain, and if you put your eye to one, there, right before you, one of the things that had happened was alive again, and your heart knocked and your throat felt queer just as it did the first time.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading One of Marise's fantastic notions was that the things which had happened were piled up in a big junk-heap in your memory in front of a great black curtain.
