used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ROGER It was like a dream—yet not a dream.
afreshadverbUS /əˈfreʃ/
again but in a new or different way
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She only remembered that after he had gone, he had returned to the window and said to her laughing, “Why not come up on to the moor and do sacrifice to the high gods with me?”
anew
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
in addition
From this reading And she had answered, also laughing—tremulously, “Oh no, really I couldn’t bear any more to-night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading And she had answered, also laughing—tremulously, “Oh no, really I couldn’t bear any more to-night.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading And she had answered, also laughing—tremulously, “Oh no, really I couldn’t bear any more to-night.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They had parted—somehow he had torn himself away, she could not remember how.
have
From this reading And she had answered, also laughing—tremulously, “Oh no, really I couldn’t bear any more to-night.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She only remembered that after he had gone, he had returned to the window and said to her laughing, “Why not come up on to the moor and do sacrifice to the high gods with me?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They had parted—somehow he had torn himself away, she could not remember how.
couldn't
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From this reading And she had answered, also laughing—tremulously, “Oh no, really I couldn’t bear any more to-night.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She only remembered that after he had gone, he had returned to the window and said to her laughing, “Why not come up on to the moor and do sacrifice to the high gods with me?”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading ROGER It was like a dream—yet not a dream.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading She only remembered that after he had gone, he had returned to the window and said to her laughing, “Why not come up on to the moor and do sacrifice to the high gods with me?”
destroyed or killed
From this reading She only remembered that after he had gone, he had returned to the window and said to her laughing, “Why not come up on to the moor and do sacrifice to the high gods with me?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had parted—somehow he had torn himself away, she could not remember how.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had parted—somehow he had torn himself away, she could not remember how.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading She only remembered that after he had gone, he had returned to the window and said to her laughing, “Why not come up on to the moor and do sacrifice to the high gods with me?”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading They had parted—somehow he had torn himself away, she could not remember how.
how
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From this reading They had parted—somehow he had torn himself away, she could not remember how.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And she had answered, also laughing—tremulously, “Oh no, really I couldn’t bear any more to-night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ROGER It was like a dream—yet not a dream.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading She only remembered that after he had gone, he had returned to the window and said to her laughing, “Why not come up on to the moor and do sacrifice to the high gods with me?”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading ROGER It was like a dream—yet not a dream.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
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 Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
march in a procession
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
marvelledverbUS /mɑːrˈveld/
inflected form of “marvel” — be amazed at
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She only remembered that after he had gone, he had returned to the window and said to her laughing, “Why not come up on to the moor and do sacrifice to the high gods with me?”
mistyadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsti/
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
moorverbUS /mʊr/
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading She only remembered that after he had gone, he had returned to the window and said to her laughing, “Why not come up on to the moor and do sacrifice to the high gods with me?”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And she had answered, also laughing—tremulously, “Oh no, really I couldn’t bear any more to-night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
not any; not one
From this reading And she had answered, also laughing—tremulously, “Oh no, really I couldn’t bear any more to-night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ROGER It was like a dream—yet not a dream.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading And she had answered, also laughing—tremulously, “Oh no, really I couldn’t bear any more to-night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
and nothing more
From this reading She only remembered that after he had gone, he had returned to the window and said to her laughing, “Why not come up on to the moor and do sacrifice to the high gods with me?”
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading They had parted—somehow he had torn himself away, she could not remember how.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading And she had answered, also laughing—tremulously, “Oh no, really I couldn’t bear any more to-night.
To recall to mind.
From this reading They had parted—somehow he had torn himself away, she could not remember how.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading She only remembered that after he had gone, he had returned to the window and said to her laughing, “Why not come up on to the moor and do sacrifice to the high gods with me?”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading She only remembered that after he had gone, he had returned to the window and said to her laughing, “Why not come up on to the moor and do sacrifice to the high gods with me?”
ROGER
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From this reading ROGER It was like a dream—yet not a dream.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading She only remembered that after he had gone, he had returned to the window and said to her laughing, “Why not come up on to the moor and do sacrifice to the high gods with me?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She only remembered that after he had gone, he had returned to the window and said to her laughing, “Why not come up on to the moor and do sacrifice to the high gods with me?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
slopingadjectiveUS /ˈsloʊpɪŋ/
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading They had parted—somehow he had torn himself away, she could not remember how.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She only remembered that after he had gone, he had returned to the window and said to her laughing, “Why not come up on to the moor and do sacrifice to the high gods with me?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had parted—somehow he had torn himself away, she could not remember how.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She only remembered that after he had gone, he had returned to the window and said to her laughing, “Why not come up on to the moor and do sacrifice to the high gods with me?”
to-night
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From this reading And she had answered, also laughing—tremulously, “Oh no, really I couldn’t bear any more to-night.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading They had parted—somehow he had torn himself away, she could not remember how.
tremulouslyadverbUS /ˈtremjələsli/
in a tremulous manner
From this reading And she had answered, also laughing—tremulously, “Oh no, really I couldn’t bear any more to-night.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She only remembered that after he had gone, he had returned to the window and said to her laughing, “Why not come up on to the moor and do sacrifice to the high gods with me?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ROGER It was like a dream—yet not a dream.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading She only remembered that after he had gone, he had returned to the window and said to her laughing, “Why not come up on to the moor and do sacrifice to the high gods with me?”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading She only remembered that after he had gone, he had returned to the window and said to her laughing, “Why not come up on to the moor and do sacrifice to the high gods with me?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Over and over again she marvelled afresh at the wonder of it, lying on the hard little bed in her room with the sloping roof, watching the misty stars through their long night march.
but in spite of that
From this reading ROGER It was like a dream—yet not a dream.
