aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He opened his eyes just then, and lay staring up at the hole in the skylight above, as if he was puzzled.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Tish was sitting on the floor among the pieces of glass, with Tommy’s head on her knee, crying over him, when they got there.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then he turned his head and saw who was holding him, and made an effort to sit up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading INSINUATIONS AND RECRIMINATIONS Miss Lewis had heard the crash and came running, with the hall nurse from the floor below.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He opened his eyes just then, and lay staring up at the hole in the skylight above, as if he was puzzled.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He opened his eyes just then, and lay staring up at the hole in the skylight above, as if he was puzzled.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “You--needn’t look so tragic, Aunt Tish,” he said.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading INSINUATIONS AND RECRIMINATIONS Miss Lewis had heard the crash and came running, with the hall nurse from the floor below.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading INSINUATIONS AND RECRIMINATIONS Miss Lewis had heard the crash and came running, with the hall nurse from the floor below.
crashverbUS /kræʃ/
fall or come down violently
From this reading INSINUATIONS AND RECRIMINATIONS Miss Lewis had heard the crash and came running, with the hall nurse from the floor below.
demanding attention
From this reading Tish was sitting on the floor among the pieces of glass, with Tommy’s head on her knee, crying over him, when they got there.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Then he turned his head and saw who was holding him, and made an effort to sit up.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He opened his eyes just then, and lay staring up at the hole in the skylight above, as if he was puzzled.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading INSINUATIONS AND RECRIMINATIONS Miss Lewis had heard the crash and came running, with the hall nurse from the floor below.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading INSINUATIONS AND RECRIMINATIONS Miss Lewis had heard the crash and came running, with the hall nurse from the floor below.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Tish was sitting on the floor among the pieces of glass, with Tommy’s head on her knee, crying over him, when they got there.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Tish was sitting on the floor among the pieces of glass, with Tommy’s head on her knee, crying over him, when they got there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading INSINUATIONS AND RECRIMINATIONS Miss Lewis had heard the crash and came running, with the hall nurse from the floor below.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading INSINUATIONS AND RECRIMINATIONS Miss Lewis had heard the crash and came running, with the hall nurse from the floor below.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He opened his eyes just then, and lay staring up at the hole in the skylight above, as if he was puzzled.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Tish was sitting on the floor among the pieces of glass, with Tommy’s head on her knee, crying over him, when they got there.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading INSINUATIONS AND RECRIMINATIONS Miss Lewis had heard the crash and came running, with the hall nurse from the floor below.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tish was sitting on the floor among the pieces of glass, with Tommy’s head on her knee, crying over him, when they got there.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tish was sitting on the floor among the pieces of glass, with Tommy’s head on her knee, crying over him, when they got there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He opened his eyes just then, and lay staring up at the hole in the skylight above, as if he was puzzled.
the act of retaining something
From this reading Then he turned his head and saw who was holding him, and made an effort to sit up.
an opening into or through something
From this reading He opened his eyes just then, and lay staring up at the hole in the skylight above, as if he was puzzled.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He opened his eyes just then, and lay staring up at the hole in the skylight above, as if he was puzzled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He opened his eyes just then, and lay staring up at the hole in the skylight above, as if he was puzzled.
INSINUATIONSnounUS /ˌɪnsɪnjuːˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “insinuation” — an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
From this reading INSINUATIONS AND RECRIMINATIONS Miss Lewis had heard the crash and came running, with the hall nurse from the floor below.
and nothing more
From this reading He opened his eyes just then, and lay staring up at the hole in the skylight above, as if he was puzzled.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Tish was sitting on the floor among the pieces of glass, with Tommy’s head on her knee, crying over him, when they got there.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He opened his eyes just then, and lay staring up at the hole in the skylight above, as if he was puzzled.
LewisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading INSINUATIONS AND RECRIMINATIONS Miss Lewis had heard the crash and came running, with the hall nurse from the floor below.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “You--needn’t look so tragic, Aunt Tish,” he said.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Then he turned his head and saw who was holding him, and made an effort to sit up.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading INSINUATIONS AND RECRIMINATIONS Miss Lewis had heard the crash and came running, with the hall nurse from the floor below.
needn't
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From this reading “You--needn’t look so tragic, Aunt Tish,” he said.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading INSINUATIONS AND RECRIMINATIONS Miss Lewis had heard the crash and came running, with the hall nurse from the floor below.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tish was sitting on the floor among the pieces of glass, with Tommy’s head on her knee, crying over him, when they got there.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tish was sitting on the floor among the pieces of glass, with Tommy’s head on her knee, crying over him, when they got there.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading He opened his eyes just then, and lay staring up at the hole in the skylight above, as if he was puzzled.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Tish was sitting on the floor among the pieces of glass, with Tommy’s head on her knee, crying over him, when they got there.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading Tish was sitting on the floor among the pieces of glass, with Tommy’s head on her knee, crying over him, when they got there.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading He opened his eyes just then, and lay staring up at the hole in the skylight above, as if he was puzzled.
RECRIMINATIONSnounUS /rɪˌkrɪmɪˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “recrimination” — mutual accusations
From this reading INSINUATIONS AND RECRIMINATIONS Miss Lewis had heard the crash and came running, with the hall nurse from the floor below.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading INSINUATIONS AND RECRIMINATIONS Miss Lewis had heard the crash and came running, with the hall nurse from the floor below.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You--needn’t look so tragic, Aunt Tish,” he said.
cut with a saw
From this reading Then he turned his head and saw who was holding him, and made an effort to sit up.
be seated
From this reading Then he turned his head and saw who was holding him, and made an effort to sit up.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Tish was sitting on the floor among the pieces of glass, with Tommy’s head on her knee, crying over him, when they got there.
skylightnounUS /ˈskaɪlaɪt/
a window in a roof to admit daylight
From this reading He opened his eyes just then, and lay staring up at the hole in the skylight above, as if he was puzzled.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “You--needn’t look so tragic, Aunt Tish,” he said.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading He opened his eyes just then, and lay staring up at the hole in the skylight above, as if he was puzzled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INSINUATIONS AND RECRIMINATIONS Miss Lewis had heard the crash and came running, with the hall nurse from the floor below.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He opened his eyes just then, and lay staring up at the hole in the skylight above, as if he was puzzled.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Tish was sitting on the floor among the pieces of glass, with Tommy’s head on her knee, crying over him, when they got there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tish was sitting on the floor among the pieces of glass, with Tommy’s head on her knee, crying over him, when they got there.
Tish
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From this reading Tish was sitting on the floor among the pieces of glass, with Tommy’s head on her knee, crying over him, when they got there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he turned his head and saw who was holding him, and made an effort to sit up.
Tommy's
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From this reading Tish was sitting on the floor among the pieces of glass, with Tommy’s head on her knee, crying over him, when they got there.
tragicadjectiveUS /ˈtrædʒɪk/
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading “You--needn’t look so tragic, Aunt Tish,” he said.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Then he turned his head and saw who was holding him, and made an effort to sit up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He opened his eyes just then, and lay staring up at the hole in the skylight above, as if he was puzzled.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tish was sitting on the floor among the pieces of glass, with Tommy’s head on her knee, crying over him, when they got there.
at the time that
From this reading Tish was sitting on the floor among the pieces of glass, with Tommy’s head on her knee, crying over him, when they got there.
which person or people
From this reading Then he turned his head and saw who was holding him, and made an effort to sit up.
in the company of; together with
From this reading INSINUATIONS AND RECRIMINATIONS Miss Lewis had heard the crash and came running, with the hall nurse from the floor below.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You--needn’t look so tragic, Aunt Tish,” he said.
