used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Morris shut the book with something like a sob.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he rose and began to tramp up and down the length of the long, lonely room, while thoughts, crowded, confused, and overwhelming, pressed in upon his mind.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Who had known another so pure, so spiritual?
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Then he rose and began to tramp up and down the length of the long, lonely room, while thoughts, crowded, confused, and overwhelming, pressed in upon his mind.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Morris shut the book with something like a sob.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading Then he rose and began to tramp up and down the length of the long, lonely room, while thoughts, crowded, confused, and overwhelming, pressed in upon his mind.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading Then he rose and began to tramp up and down the length of the long, lonely room, while thoughts, crowded, confused, and overwhelming, pressed in upon his mind.
diarynounUS /ˈdaɪəri/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading THE EVIL GATE Such was the end of the diary of Stella.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then he rose and began to tramp up and down the length of the long, lonely room, while thoughts, crowded, confused, and overwhelming, pressed in upon his mind.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE EVIL GATE Such was the end of the diary of Stella.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading THE EVIL GATE Such was the end of the diary of Stella.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading THE EVIL GATE Such was the end of the diary of Stella.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What a woman was this whom he had lost!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he rose and began to tramp up and down the length of the long, lonely room, while thoughts, crowded, confused, and overwhelming, pressed in upon his mind.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he rose and began to tramp up and down the length of the long, lonely room, while thoughts, crowded, confused, and overwhelming, pressed in upon his mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he rose and began to tramp up and down the length of the long, lonely room, while thoughts, crowded, confused, and overwhelming, pressed in upon his mind.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Who had known another so pure, so spiritual?
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Then he rose and began to tramp up and down the length of the long, lonely room, while thoughts, crowded, confused, and overwhelming, pressed in upon his mind.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Morris shut the book with something like a sob.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Then he rose and began to tramp up and down the length of the long, lonely room, while thoughts, crowded, confused, and overwhelming, pressed in upon his mind.
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 Then he rose and began to tramp up and down the length of the long, lonely room, while thoughts, crowded, confused, and overwhelming, pressed in upon his mind.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading What a woman was this whom he had lost!
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Then he rose and began to tramp up and down the length of the long, lonely room, while thoughts, crowded, confused, and overwhelming, pressed in upon his mind.
MorrisnounUS /ˈmɔːrəs/
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading Morris shut the book with something like a sob.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EVIL GATE Such was the end of the diary of Stella.
overwhelmingadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈwelmɪŋ/
so strong as to be irresistible
From this reading Then he rose and began to tramp up and down the length of the long, lonely room, while thoughts, crowded, confused, and overwhelming, pressed in upon his mind.
compacted by ironing
From this reading Then he rose and began to tramp up and down the length of the long, lonely room, while thoughts, crowded, confused, and overwhelming, pressed in upon his mind.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Who had known another so pure, so spiritual?
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Then he rose and began to tramp up and down the length of the long, lonely room, while thoughts, crowded, confused, and overwhelming, pressed in upon his mind.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Then he rose and began to tramp up and down the length of the long, lonely room, while thoughts, crowded, confused, and overwhelming, pressed in upon his mind.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Morris shut the book with something like a sob.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Who had known another so pure, so spiritual?
sobverbUS /sɑːb/
weep convulsively
From this reading Morris shut the book with something like a sob.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Morris shut the book with something like a sob.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading Who had known another so pure, so spiritual?
StellanounUS /ˈstelə/
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading THE EVIL GATE Such was the end of the diary of Stella.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading THE EVIL GATE Such was the end of the diary of Stella.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EVIL GATE Such was the end of the diary of Stella.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he rose and began to tramp up and down the length of the long, lonely room, while thoughts, crowded, confused, and overwhelming, pressed in upon his mind.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What a woman was this whom he had lost!
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Then he rose and began to tramp up and down the length of the long, lonely room, while thoughts, crowded, confused, and overwhelming, pressed in upon his mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he rose and began to tramp up and down the length of the long, lonely room, while thoughts, crowded, confused, and overwhelming, pressed in upon his mind.
trampnounUS /træmp/
a vagrant
From this reading Then he rose and began to tramp up and down the length of the long, lonely room, while thoughts, crowded, confused, and overwhelming, pressed in upon his mind.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then he rose and began to tramp up and down the length of the long, lonely room, while thoughts, crowded, confused, and overwhelming, pressed in upon his mind.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then he rose and began to tramp up and down the length of the long, lonely room, while thoughts, crowded, confused, and overwhelming, pressed in upon his mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE EVIL GATE Such was the end of the diary of Stella.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a woman was this whom he had lost!
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Then he rose and began to tramp up and down the length of the long, lonely room, while thoughts, crowded, confused, and overwhelming, pressed in upon his mind.
which person or people
From this reading Who had known another so pure, so spiritual?
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What a woman was this whom he had lost!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Morris shut the book with something like a sob.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading What a woman was this whom he had lost!
