used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TO go back a few weeks in our narrative.
academynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading This, with the sum already subscribed, made a little more than the three hundred dollars needed for a year's expenses at an academy near by.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading This, with the sum already subscribed, made a little more than the three hundred dollars needed for a year's expenses at an academy near by.
a quantity of money
From this reading Mr. McKinstry succeeded, by what means he never explained, in obtaining from Monson P. Tracy the amount of Sarah Barrows' bill, with interest from the time it was due.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This, with the sum already subscribed, made a little more than the three hundred dollars needed for a year's expenses at an academy near by.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GUARDIAN AND HIS WARD.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This, with the sum already subscribed, made a little more than the three hundred dollars needed for a year's expenses at an academy near by.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading TO go back a few weeks in our narrative.
BarrowsnounUS /ˈbæroʊz/
plural of “barrow” — the quantity that a barrow will hold
From this reading Mr. McKinstry succeeded, by what means he never explained, in obtaining from Monson P. Tracy the amount of Sarah Barrows' bill, with interest from the time it was due.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Mr. McKinstry succeeded, by what means he never explained, in obtaining from Monson P. Tracy the amount of Sarah Barrows' bill, with interest from the time it was due.
bleedingnounUS /ˈbliːdɪŋ/
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. McKinstry succeeded, by what means he never explained, in obtaining from Monson P. Tracy the amount of Sarah Barrows' bill, with interest from the time it was due.
make calm or still
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading This, with the sum already subscribed, made a little more than the three hundred dollars needed for a year's expenses at an academy near by.
dreadingverbUS /ˈdredɪŋ/
-ing form of “dread” — be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading Mr. McKinstry succeeded, by what means he never explained, in obtaining from Monson P. Tracy the amount of Sarah Barrows' bill, with interest from the time it was due.
expensesnounUS /ɪkˈspensəz/
plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading This, with the sum already subscribed, made a little more than the three hundred dollars needed for a year's expenses at an academy near by.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Mr. McKinstry succeeded, by what means he never explained, in obtaining from Monson P. Tracy the amount of Sarah Barrows' bill, with interest from the time it was due.
falterverbUS /ˈfɔːltər/
be unsure or weak
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
fatherlessadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːðərləs/
having no living father
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading TO go back a few weeks in our narrative.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This, with the sum already subscribed, made a little more than the three hundred dollars needed for a year's expenses at an academy near by.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. McKinstry succeeded, by what means he never explained, in obtaining from Monson P. Tracy the amount of Sarah Barrows' bill, with interest from the time it was due.
yet to be or coming
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading TO go back a few weeks in our narrative.
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 The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
GUARDIANnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdiən/
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading THE GUARDIAN AND HIS WARD.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. McKinstry succeeded, by what means he never explained, in obtaining from Monson P. Tracy the amount of Sarah Barrows' bill, with interest from the time it was due.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GUARDIAN AND HIS WARD.
ten 10s
From this reading This, with the sum already subscribed, made a little more than the three hundred dollars needed for a year's expenses at an academy near by.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TO go back a few weeks in our narrative.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Mr. McKinstry succeeded, by what means he never explained, in obtaining from Monson P. Tracy the amount of Sarah Barrows' bill, with interest from the time it was due.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. McKinstry succeeded, by what means he never explained, in obtaining from Monson P. Tracy the amount of Sarah Barrows' bill, with interest from the time it was due.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This, with the sum already subscribed, made a little more than the three hundred dollars needed for a year's expenses at an academy near by.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This, with the sum already subscribed, made a little more than the three hundred dollars needed for a year's expenses at an academy near by.
McKinstry
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From this reading Mr. McKinstry succeeded, by what means he never explained, in obtaining from Monson P. Tracy the amount of Sarah Barrows' bill, with interest from the time it was due.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Mr. McKinstry succeeded, by what means he never explained, in obtaining from Monson P. Tracy the amount of Sarah Barrows' bill, with interest from the time it was due.
Monson
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From this reading Mr. McKinstry succeeded, by what means he never explained, in obtaining from Monson P. Tracy the amount of Sarah Barrows' bill, with interest from the time it was due.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading This, with the sum already subscribed, made a little more than the three hundred dollars needed for a year's expenses at an academy near by.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. McKinstry succeeded, by what means he never explained, in obtaining from Monson P. Tracy the amount of Sarah Barrows' bill, with interest from the time it was due.
narrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading TO go back a few weeks in our narrative.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading This, with the sum already subscribed, made a little more than the three hundred dollars needed for a year's expenses at an academy near by.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading This, with the sum already subscribed, made a little more than the three hundred dollars needed for a year's expenses at an academy near by.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Mr. McKinstry succeeded, by what means he never explained, in obtaining from Monson P. Tracy the amount of Sarah Barrows' bill, with interest from the time it was due.
obtainingverbUS /əbˈteɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading Mr. McKinstry succeeded, by what means he never explained, in obtaining from Monson P. Tracy the amount of Sarah Barrows' bill, with interest from the time it was due.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. McKinstry succeeded, by what means he never explained, in obtaining from Monson P. Tracy the amount of Sarah Barrows' bill, with interest from the time it was due.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
and nothing more
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
orphannounUS /ˈɔːrfən/
a child who has lost both parents
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading TO go back a few weeks in our narrative.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Mr. McKinstry succeeded, by what means he never explained, in obtaining from Monson P. Tracy the amount of Sarah Barrows' bill, with interest from the time it was due.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
promisesnounUS /ˈprɑːməsəz/
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
repeatingnounUS /rɪˈpiːtɪŋ/
the act of doing or performing again
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
SarahnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading Mr. McKinstry succeeded, by what means he never explained, in obtaining from Monson P. Tracy the amount of Sarah Barrows' bill, with interest from the time it was due.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
subscribedadjectiveUS /səbˈskraɪbd/
(of a contract or will or other document) having a signature written at the end
From this reading This, with the sum already subscribed, made a little more than the three hundred dollars needed for a year's expenses at an academy near by.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading Mr. McKinstry succeeded, by what means he never explained, in obtaining from Monson P. Tracy the amount of Sarah Barrows' bill, with interest from the time it was due.
a quantity of money
From this reading This, with the sum already subscribed, made a little more than the three hundred dollars needed for a year's expenses at an academy near by.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This, with the sum already subscribed, made a little more than the three hundred dollars needed for a year's expenses at an academy near by.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GUARDIAN AND HIS WARD.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, with the sum already subscribed, made a little more than the three hundred dollars needed for a year's expenses at an academy near by.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading This, with the sum already subscribed, made a little more than the three hundred dollars needed for a year's expenses at an academy near by.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Mr. McKinstry succeeded, by what means he never explained, in obtaining from Monson P. Tracy the amount of Sarah Barrows' bill, with interest from the time it was due.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO go back a few weeks in our narrative.
TracynounUS /ˈtreɪsi/
United States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967)
From this reading Mr. McKinstry succeeded, by what means he never explained, in obtaining from Monson P. Tracy the amount of Sarah Barrows' bill, with interest from the time it was due.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
WARDnounUS /wɔːrd/
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading THE GUARDIAN AND HIS WARD.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. McKinstry succeeded, by what means he never explained, in obtaining from Monson P. Tracy the amount of Sarah Barrows' bill, with interest from the time it was due.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading TO go back a few weeks in our narrative.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mr. McKinstry succeeded, by what means he never explained, in obtaining from Monson P. Tracy the amount of Sarah Barrows' bill, with interest from the time it was due.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The poor orphan, crushed with the weight of her grief, dreading to look into the future which seemed so dark and cold, could only falter out her prayers and try to calm her bleeding heart by repeating to herself the promises of God to the fatherless ones.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. McKinstry succeeded, by what means he never explained, in obtaining from Monson P. Tracy the amount of Sarah Barrows' bill, with interest from the time it was due.
year'snounUS /jɪrz/
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading This, with the sum already subscribed, made a little more than the three hundred dollars needed for a year's expenses at an academy near by.
