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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading One week, another--a third--a fourth, passed by.

a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance

From this reading Our village was as if it had never been shaken by a fierce agitation.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Already the tragedy was as if it had not been, except to the household whose fairest flower it had blighted.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading One week, another--a third--a fourth, passed by.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Our village was as if it had never been shaken by a fierce agitation.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Our village was as if it had never been shaken by a fierce agitation.

affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity

From this reading Already the tragedy was as if it had not been, except to the household whose fairest flower it had blighted.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading One week, another--a third--a fourth, passed by.

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From this reading ELEANOR.

heighten or intensify

From this reading People no longer looked over their shoulders as they walked; the story now only served to enliven the history of the little place, when it was told to a stranger.

apart from; not including

From this reading Already the tragedy was as if it had not been, except to the household whose fairest flower it had blighted.

superlative of “fair” — free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading Already the tragedy was as if it had not been, except to the household whose fairest flower it had blighted.

marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading Our village was as if it had never been shaken by a fierce agitation.

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading Already the tragedy was as if it had not been, except to the household whose fairest flower it had blighted.

following the third position; number four in a countable series

From this reading One week, another--a third--a fourth, passed by.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Our village was as if it had never been shaken by a fierce agitation.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading People no longer looked over their shoulders as they walked; the story now only served to enliven the history of the little place, when it was told to a stranger.

a social unit living together

From this reading Already the tragedy was as if it had not been, except to the household whose fairest flower it had blighted.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Our village was as if it had never been shaken by a fierce agitation.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Our village was as if it had never been shaken by a fierce agitation.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading People no longer looked over their shoulders as they walked; the story now only served to enliven the history of the little place, when it was told to a stranger.

for more time

From this reading People no longer looked over their shoulders as they walked; the story now only served to enliven the history of the little place, when it was told to a stranger.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading People no longer looked over their shoulders as they walked; the story now only served to enliven the history of the little place, when it was told to a stranger.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Our village was as if it had never been shaken by a fierce agitation.

not any; not one

From this reading People no longer looked over their shoulders as they walked; the story now only served to enliven the history of the little place, when it was told to a stranger.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Already the tragedy was as if it had not been, except to the household whose fairest flower it had blighted.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading People no longer looked over their shoulders as they walked; the story now only served to enliven the history of the little place, when it was told to a stranger.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading People no longer looked over their shoulders as they walked; the story now only served to enliven the history of the little place, when it was told to a stranger.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One week, another--a third--a fourth, passed by.

and nothing more

From this reading People no longer looked over their shoulders as they walked; the story now only served to enliven the history of the little place, when it was told to a stranger.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Our village was as if it had never been shaken by a fierce agitation.

above and across; more than

From this reading People no longer looked over their shoulders as they walked; the story now only served to enliven the history of the little place, when it was told to a stranger.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading One week, another--a third--a fourth, passed by.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading People no longer looked over their shoulders as they walked; the story now only served to enliven the history of the little place, when it was told to a stranger.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading People no longer looked over their shoulders as they walked; the story now only served to enliven the history of the little place, when it was told to a stranger.

past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading People no longer looked over their shoulders as they walked; the story now only served to enliven the history of the little place, when it was told to a stranger.

disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock

From this reading Our village was as if it had never been shaken by a fierce agitation.

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading People no longer looked over their shoulders as they walked; the story now only served to enliven the history of the little place, when it was told to a stranger.

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 People no longer looked over their shoulders as they walked; the story now only served to enliven the history of the little place, when it was told to a stranger.

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading People no longer looked over their shoulders as they walked; the story now only served to enliven the history of the little place, when it was told to a stranger.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Already the tragedy was as if it had not been, except to the household whose fairest flower it had blighted.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading People no longer looked over their shoulders as they walked; the story now only served to enliven the history of the little place, when it was told to a stranger.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading People no longer looked over their shoulders as they walked; the story now only served to enliven the history of the little place, when it was told to a stranger.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading One week, another--a third--a fourth, passed by.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Already the tragedy was as if it had not been, except to the household whose fairest flower it had blighted.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading People no longer looked over their shoulders as they walked; the story now only served to enliven the history of the little place, when it was told to a stranger.

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading Already the tragedy was as if it had not been, except to the household whose fairest flower it had blighted.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Our village was as if it had never been shaken by a fierce agitation.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading People no longer looked over their shoulders as they walked; the story now only served to enliven the history of the little place, when it was told to a stranger.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Our village was as if it had never been shaken by a fierce agitation.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading One week, another--a third--a fourth, passed by.

at the time that

From this reading People no longer looked over their shoulders as they walked; the story now only served to enliven the history of the little place, when it was told to a stranger.

belonging to which person

From this reading Already the tragedy was as if it had not been, except to the household whose fairest flower it had blighted.