used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The pestilence so constantly hovering over the wretched wastes of devastated Germany had been brought to Netherby by a cousin of my mother's, who had come on a visit to us.
adorationnounUS /ˌædərˈeɪʃən/
a feeling of profound love and admiration
From this reading At length the time arrived when my dark ages of mystery and adoration were to to close.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He fell sick the day after his arrival, and died on the third day.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading At length the time arrived when my dark ages of mystery and adoration were to to close.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At length the time arrived when my dark ages of mystery and adoration were to to close.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading He fell sick the day after his arrival, and died on the third day.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading At length the time arrived when my dark ages of mystery and adoration were to to close.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length the time arrived when my dark ages of mystery and adoration were to to close.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The pestilence so constantly hovering over the wretched wastes of devastated Germany had been brought to Netherby by a cousin of my mother's, who had come on a visit to us.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That evening Tib, the dairywoman, sickened, and before the next morning, Margery, her daughter.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The pestilence so constantly hovering over the wretched wastes of devastated Germany had been brought to Netherby by a cousin of my mother's, who had come on a visit to us.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The pestilence so constantly hovering over the wretched wastes of devastated Germany had been brought to Netherby by a cousin of my mother's, who had come on a visit to us.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading At length the time arrived when my dark ages of mystery and adoration were to to close.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The pestilence so constantly hovering over the wretched wastes of devastated Germany had been brought to Netherby by a cousin of my mother's, who had come on a visit to us.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading The pestilence so constantly hovering over the wretched wastes of devastated Germany had been brought to Netherby by a cousin of my mother's, who had come on a visit to us.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading The pestilence so constantly hovering over the wretched wastes of devastated Germany had been brought to Netherby by a cousin of my mother's, who had come on a visit to us.
dairywoman
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From this reading That evening Tib, the dairywoman, sickened, and before the next morning, Margery, her daughter.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading At length the time arrived when my dark ages of mystery and adoration were to to close.
a female human offspring
From this reading That evening Tib, the dairywoman, sickened, and before the next morning, Margery, her daughter.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He fell sick the day after his arrival, and died on the third day.
devastatedverbUS /ˈdevəsteɪtɪd/
past form of “devastate” — cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
From this reading The pestilence so constantly hovering over the wretched wastes of devastated Germany had been brought to Netherby by a cousin of my mother's, who had come on a visit to us.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading He fell sick the day after his arrival, and died on the third day.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That evening Tib, the dairywoman, sickened, and before the next morning, Margery, her daughter.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading He fell sick the day after his arrival, and died on the third day.
GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading The pestilence so constantly hovering over the wretched wastes of devastated Germany had been brought to Netherby by a cousin of my mother's, who had come on a visit to us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The pestilence so constantly hovering over the wretched wastes of devastated Germany had been brought to Netherby by a cousin of my mother's, who had come on a visit to us.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He fell sick the day after his arrival, and died on the third day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That evening Tib, the dairywoman, sickened, and before the next morning, Margery, her daughter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He fell sick the day after his arrival, and died on the third day.
a social unit living together
From this reading A panic seized the household.
hoveringverbUS /ˈhʌvərɪŋ/
-ing form of “hover” — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
From this reading The pestilence so constantly hovering over the wretched wastes of devastated Germany had been brought to Netherby by a cousin of my mother's, who had come on a visit to us.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length the time arrived when my dark ages of mystery and adoration were to to close.
Margery
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From this reading That evening Tib, the dairywoman, sickened, and before the next morning, Margery, her daughter.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading That evening Tib, the dairywoman, sickened, and before the next morning, Margery, her daughter.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The pestilence so constantly hovering over the wretched wastes of devastated Germany had been brought to Netherby by a cousin of my mother's, who had come on a visit to us.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At length the time arrived when my dark ages of mystery and adoration were to to close.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading At length the time arrived when my dark ages of mystery and adoration were to to close.
Netherby
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From this reading The pestilence so constantly hovering over the wretched wastes of devastated Germany had been brought to Netherby by a cousin of my mother's, who had come on a visit to us.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading That evening Tib, the dairywoman, sickened, and before the next morning, Margery, her daughter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At length the time arrived when my dark ages of mystery and adoration were to to close.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The pestilence so constantly hovering over the wretched wastes of devastated Germany had been brought to Netherby by a cousin of my mother's, who had come on a visit to us.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The pestilence so constantly hovering over the wretched wastes of devastated Germany had been brought to Netherby by a cousin of my mother's, who had come on a visit to us.
panicnounUS /ˈpænɪk/
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading A panic seized the household.
pestilencenounUS /ˈpestələns/
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
From this reading The pestilence so constantly hovering over the wretched wastes of devastated Germany had been brought to Netherby by a cousin of my mother's, who had come on a visit to us.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading A panic seized the household.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading He fell sick the day after his arrival, and died on the third day.
sickenedverbUS /ˈsɪkənd/
past form of “sicken” — cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
From this reading That evening Tib, the dairywoman, sickened, and before the next morning, Margery, her daughter.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The pestilence so constantly hovering over the wretched wastes of devastated Germany had been brought to Netherby by a cousin of my mother's, who had come on a visit to us.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening Tib, the dairywoman, sickened, and before the next morning, Margery, her daughter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At length the time arrived when my dark ages of mystery and adoration were to to close.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading He fell sick the day after his arrival, and died on the third day.
Tibnoun
a unit of information equal to 1024 gibibytes or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes
From this reading That evening Tib, the dairywoman, sickened, and before the next morning, Margery, her daughter.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At length the time arrived when my dark ages of mystery and adoration were to to close.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At length the time arrived when my dark ages of mystery and adoration were to to close.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The pestilence so constantly hovering over the wretched wastes of devastated Germany had been brought to Netherby by a cousin of my mother's, who had come on a visit to us.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The pestilence so constantly hovering over the wretched wastes of devastated Germany had been brought to Netherby by a cousin of my mother's, who had come on a visit to us.
wastesnounUS /weɪsts/
plural of “waste” — any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading The pestilence so constantly hovering over the wretched wastes of devastated Germany had been brought to Netherby by a cousin of my mother's, who had come on a visit to us.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At length the time arrived when my dark ages of mystery and adoration were to to close.
at the time that
From this reading At length the time arrived when my dark ages of mystery and adoration were to to close.
which person or people
From this reading The pestilence so constantly hovering over the wretched wastes of devastated Germany had been brought to Netherby by a cousin of my mother's, who had come on a visit to us.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading The pestilence so constantly hovering over the wretched wastes of devastated Germany had been brought to Netherby by a cousin of my mother's, who had come on a visit to us.
