completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Not really hope, you know--it was certain death he went to--but yet they haven't found--they don't know, absolutely, that he's dead."
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading She read the account over many times, with painstaking effort to understand that this meant Johnny McLean.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading That he was down there now, while she breathed pure air.
uttered without voice
From this reading That he was down there now, while she breathed pure air.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not really hope, you know--it was certain death he went to--but yet they haven't found--they don't know, absolutely, that he's dead."
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Not really hope, you know--it was certain death he went to--but yet they haven't found--they don't know, absolutely, that he's dead."
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Not really hope, you know--it was certain death he went to--but yet they haven't found--they don't know, absolutely, that he's dead."
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Not really hope, you know--it was certain death he went to--but yet they haven't found--they don't know, absolutely, that he's dead."
don't
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From this reading Not really hope, you know--it was certain death he went to--but yet they haven't found--they don't know, absolutely, that he's dead."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading That he was down there now, while she breathed pure air.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading She read the account over many times, with painstaking effort to understand that this meant Johnny McLean.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Five minutes later the girl was locked in her room with the paper.
set up or found
From this reading Not really hope, you know--it was certain death he went to--but yet they haven't found--they don't know, absolutely, that he's dead."
a young female
From this reading Five minutes later the girl was locked in her room with the paper.
haven't
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From this reading Not really hope, you know--it was certain death he went to--but yet they haven't found--they don't know, absolutely, that he's dead."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not really hope, you know--it was certain death he went to--but yet they haven't found--they don't know, absolutely, that he's dead."
he's
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From this reading Not really hope, you know--it was certain death he went to--but yet they haven't found--they don't know, absolutely, that he's dead."
head-lines
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From this reading His name was in large letters in the head-lines.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Five minutes later the girl was locked in her room with the paper.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His name was in large letters in the head-lines.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Not really hope, you know--it was certain death he went to--but yet they haven't found--they don't know, absolutely, that he's dead."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Five minutes later the girl was locked in her room with the paper.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not really hope, you know--it was certain death he went to--but yet they haven't found--they don't know, absolutely, that he's dead."
JohnnynounUS /ˈdʒɑːni/
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading She read the account over many times, with painstaking effort to understand that this meant Johnny McLean.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Not really hope, you know--it was certain death he went to--but yet they haven't found--they don't know, absolutely, that he's dead."
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading His name was in large letters in the head-lines.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Five minutes later the girl was locked in her room with the paper.
the literary culture
From this reading His name was in large letters in the head-lines.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading Five minutes later the girl was locked in her room with the paper.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading She read the account over many times, with painstaking effort to understand that this meant Johnny McLean.
McLean
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From this reading She read the account over many times, with painstaking effort to understand that this meant Johnny McLean.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading She read the account over many times, with painstaking effort to understand that this meant Johnny McLean.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Five minutes later the girl was locked in her room with the paper.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading His name was in large letters in the head-lines.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not really hope, you know--it was certain death he went to--but yet they haven't found--they don't know, absolutely, that he's dead."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading That he was down there now, while she breathed pure air.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She read the account over many times, with painstaking effort to understand that this meant Johnny McLean.
painstakingadjectiveUS /ˈpeɪnsteɪkɪŋ/
characterized by extreme care and great effort
From this reading She read the account over many times, with painstaking effort to understand that this meant Johnny McLean.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Five minutes later the girl was locked in her room with the paper.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading That he was down there now, while she breathed pure air.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading She read the account over many times, with painstaking effort to understand that this meant Johnny McLean.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Not really hope, you know--it was certain death he went to--but yet they haven't found--they don't know, absolutely, that he's dead."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Five minutes later the girl was locked in her room with the paper.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She read the account over many times, with painstaking effort to understand that this meant Johnny McLean.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not really hope, you know--it was certain death he went to--but yet they haven't found--they don't know, absolutely, that he's dead."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Five minutes later the girl was locked in her room with the paper.
in or at that place or location
From this reading That he was down there now, while she breathed pure air.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not really hope, you know--it was certain death he went to--but yet they haven't found--they don't know, absolutely, that he's dead."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She read the account over many times, with painstaking effort to understand that this meant Johnny McLean.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading She read the account over many times, with painstaking effort to understand that this meant Johnny McLean.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not really hope, you know--it was certain death he went to--but yet they haven't found--they don't know, absolutely, that he's dead."
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading She read the account over many times, with painstaking effort to understand that this meant Johnny McLean.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not really hope, you know--it was certain death he went to--but yet they haven't found--they don't know, absolutely, that he's dead."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Not really hope, you know--it was certain death he went to--but yet they haven't found--they don't know, absolutely, that he's dead."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading That he was down there now, while she breathed pure air.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Five minutes later the girl was locked in her room with the paper.
but in spite of that
From this reading Not really hope, you know--it was certain death he went to--but yet they haven't found--they don't know, absolutely, that he's dead."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Not really hope, you know--it was certain death he went to--but yet they haven't found--they don't know, absolutely, that he's dead."
