(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 Ezekiel and Judson came down in response to my telegrams, and we sat here talking it all over, hours through the night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ezekiel and Judson came down in response to my telegrams, and we sat here talking it all over, hours through the night.
Auber's
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From this reading We took his body up in the darkness, and buried it in the scree on my hill; then we came back to Auber's room, and faced each other by the empty bed.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We took his body up in the darkness, and buried it in the scree on my hill; then we came back to Auber's room, and faced each other by the empty bed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading We took his body up in the darkness, and buried it in the scree on my hill; then we came back to Auber's room, and faced each other by the empty bed.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading It was inevitable to believe in it.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading We believed in the thing.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading We took his body up in the darkness, and buried it in the scree on my hill; then we came back to Auber's room, and faced each other by the empty bed.
placed in a grave
From this reading We took his body up in the darkness, and buried it in the scree on my hill; then we came back to Auber's room, and faced each other by the empty bed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We took his body up in the darkness, and buried it in the scree on my hill; then we came back to Auber's room, and faced each other by the empty bed.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Ezekiel and Judson came down in response to my telegrams, and we sat here talking it all over, hours through the night.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading We took his body up in the darkness, and buried it in the scree on my hill; then we came back to Auber's room, and faced each other by the empty bed.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Ezekiel and Judson came down in response to my telegrams, and we sat here talking it all over, hours through the night.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We took his body up in the darkness, and buried it in the scree on my hill; then we came back to Auber's room, and faced each other by the empty bed.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading We took his body up in the darkness, and buried it in the scree on my hill; then we came back to Auber's room, and faced each other by the empty bed.
EzekielnounUS /ˈezɪkiːl/
a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC
From this reading Ezekiel and Judson came down in response to my telegrams, and we sat here talking it all over, hours through the night.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading We took his body up in the darkness, and buried it in the scree on my hill; then we came back to Auber's room, and faced each other by the empty bed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "This is not for the practical world, or for the law," I said.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Ezekiel and Judson came down in response to my telegrams, and we sat here talking it all over, hours through the night.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading We took his body up in the darkness, and buried it in the scree on my hill; then we came back to Auber's room, and faced each other by the empty bed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We took his body up in the darkness, and buried it in the scree on my hill; then we came back to Auber's room, and faced each other by the empty bed.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Ezekiel and Judson came down in response to my telegrams, and we sat here talking it all over, hours through the night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "This is not for the practical world, or for the law," I said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We believed in the thing.
inevitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbəl/
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading It was inevitable to believe in it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is not for the practical world, or for the law," I said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ezekiel and Judson came down in response to my telegrams, and we sat here talking it all over, hours through the night.
Judson
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From this reading Ezekiel and Judson came down in response to my telegrams, and we sat here talking it all over, hours through the night.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading "This is not for the practical world, or for the law," I said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ezekiel and Judson came down in response to my telegrams, and we sat here talking it all over, hours through the night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Ezekiel and Judson came down in response to my telegrams, and we sat here talking it all over, hours through the night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "This is not for the practical world, or for the law," I said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We took his body up in the darkness, and buried it in the scree on my hill; then we came back to Auber's room, and faced each other by the empty bed.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "This is not for the practical world, or for the law," I said.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading We took his body up in the darkness, and buried it in the scree on my hill; then we came back to Auber's room, and faced each other by the empty bed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Ezekiel and Judson came down in response to my telegrams, and we sat here talking it all over, hours through the night.
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading "This is not for the practical world, or for the law," I said.
responsenounUS /rɪˈspɑːns/
a result
From this reading Ezekiel and Judson came down in response to my telegrams, and we sat here talking it all over, hours through the night.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading We took his body up in the darkness, and buried it in the scree on my hill; then we came back to Auber's room, and faced each other by the empty bed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "This is not for the practical world, or for the law," I said.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Ezekiel and Judson came down in response to my telegrams, and we sat here talking it all over, hours through the night.
screenoun
a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff
From this reading We took his body up in the darkness, and buried it in the scree on my hill; then we came back to Auber's room, and faced each other by the empty bed.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Ezekiel and Judson came down in response to my telegrams, and we sat here talking it all over, hours through the night.
telegramsnounUS /ˈteləɡræmz/
plural of “telegram” — a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading Ezekiel and Judson came down in response to my telegrams, and we sat here talking it all over, hours through the night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We believed in the thing.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading We took his body up in the darkness, and buried it in the scree on my hill; then we came back to Auber's room, and faced each other by the empty bed.
a special situation
From this reading We believed in the thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is not for the practical world, or for the law," I said.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Ezekiel and Judson came down in response to my telegrams, and we sat here talking it all over, hours through the night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ezekiel and Judson came down in response to my telegrams, and we sat here talking it all over, hours through the night.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading We took his body up in the darkness, and buried it in the scree on my hill; then we came back to Auber's room, and faced each other by the empty bed.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We took his body up in the darkness, and buried it in the scree on my hill; then we came back to Auber's room, and faced each other by the empty bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was inevitable to believe in it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We believed in the thing.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "This is not for the practical world, or for the law," I said.
