used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He seemed older, thinner:--a man whose sands were running very swiftly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
the state of being absent
From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
(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 He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
any thing at all
From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
ceaselessadjectiveUS /ˈsiːslɪs/
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
the first light of day
From this reading With the dawn of the fifteenth day of her absence a gray pallor had come into his face; and it remained there.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
apart from; not including
From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading With the dawn of the fifteenth day of her absence a gray pallor had come into his face; and it remained there.
fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
fifteenthadjectiveUS /fɪfˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading With the dawn of the fifteenth day of her absence a gray pallor had come into his face; and it remained there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
insensibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsensəbəl/
incapable of physical sensation
From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With the dawn of the fifteenth day of her absence a gray pallor had come into his face; and it remained there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With the dawn of the fifteenth day of her absence a gray pallor had come into his face; and it remained there.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
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 He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He seemed older, thinner:--a man whose sands were running very swiftly.
not any; not one
From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
not one, and not any
From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading He seemed older, thinner:--a man whose sands were running very swiftly.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
pallornoun
unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
From this reading With the dawn of the fifteenth day of her absence a gray pallor had come into his face; and it remained there.
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading With the dawn of the fifteenth day of her absence a gray pallor had come into his face; and it remained there.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading He seemed older, thinner:--a man whose sands were running very swiftly.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading He seemed older, thinner:--a man whose sands were running very swiftly.
only a very short time before
From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed older, thinner:--a man whose sands were running very swiftly.
studionounUS /ˈstuːdioʊ/
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
suspensenounUS /səˈspens/
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
in a swift manner
From this reading He seemed older, thinner:--a man whose sands were running very swiftly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
thinnernounUS /ˈθɪnər/
a diluting agent
From this reading He seemed older, thinner:--a man whose sands were running very swiftly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
unendurableadjective
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
precisely as stated
From this reading He seemed older, thinner:--a man whose sands were running very swiftly.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He seemed older, thinner:--a man whose sands were running very swiftly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He walked the floor of the studio all day long, scarcely knowing what he was about, insensible to fatigue or to anything except the dull, ceaseless beating of his heart.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether or not he had permitted himself to expect any, the suspense had been none the less almost unendurable.
belonging to which person
From this reading He seemed older, thinner:--a man whose sands were running very swiftly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the dawn of the fifteenth day of her absence a gray pallor had come into his face; and it remained there.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The fifteenth day of her absence had come and gone and there had been no word from her.
