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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "A WHITE STAR MADE OF MEMORY LONG AGO."

in the past

From this reading "A WHITE STAR MADE OF MEMORY LONG AGO."

(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 Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading No need to ask my good Martha for the meaning of that emphatic assertion.

a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

From this reading No need to ask my good Martha for the meaning of that emphatic assertion.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

a university in England

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

past form of “care” — feel concern or interest

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "'It would never do.'

in a serious manner

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

spoken with emphasis

From this reading No need to ask my good Martha for the meaning of that emphatic assertion.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading No need to ask my good Martha for the meaning of that emphatic assertion.

having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "'It would never do.'

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading "A WHITE STAR MADE OF MEMORY LONG AGO."

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading "A WHITE STAR MADE OF MEMORY LONG AGO."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading No need to ask my good Martha for the meaning of that emphatic assertion.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

From this reading No need to ask my good Martha for the meaning of that emphatic assertion.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading "A WHITE STAR MADE OF MEMORY LONG AGO."

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading No need to ask my good Martha for the meaning of that emphatic assertion.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "'It would never do.'

not any; not one

From this reading No need to ask my good Martha for the meaning of that emphatic assertion.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "A WHITE STAR MADE OF MEMORY LONG AGO."

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

done or occurring in a brief period of time

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

third-person singular of “sit” — be seated

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading "A WHITE STAR MADE OF MEMORY LONG AGO."

with tenderness; in a tender manner

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

past form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

a person who changes location

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

a Caucasian

From this reading "A WHITE STAR MADE OF MEMORY LONG AGO."

which person or people

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

the words that are spoken

From this reading Those words of Martha's--so earnestly spoken by the kind soul who cared for me almost as tenderly as a mother cares for her own--haunted me all through the rapid run to Cambridge, walked the quadrangles of Trinity with me, tramped the Trumpington Road upon my shoulders, like that black care which sits behind the traveller.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "'It would never do.'