used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She made a gesture of furious despair.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then, after a while, they began to fight with each other, and dealt such heavy blows that I thought they were dead, as they both fell on the floor of their room.
amuseverbUS /əˈmjuːz/
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading “Yesterday, Christmas morning, they had been drinking, and, to amuse themselves, they threatened to put out my eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yesterday, Christmas morning, they had been drinking, and, to amuse themselves, they threatened to put out my eyes.
eagerly desirous
From this reading But I was anxious to have my book.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then, after a while, they began to fight with each other, and dealt such heavy blows that I thought they were dead, as they both fell on the floor of their room.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading For a long time I had determined to run away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Yesterday, Christmas morning, they had been drinking, and, to amuse themselves, they threatened to put out my eyes.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Then, after a while, they began to fight with each other, and dealt such heavy blows that I thought they were dead, as they both fell on the floor of their room.
plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
From this reading Then, after a while, they began to fight with each other, and dealt such heavy blows that I thought they were dead, as they both fell on the floor of their room.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading But I was anxious to have my book.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Then, after a while, they began to fight with each other, and dealt such heavy blows that I thought they were dead, as they both fell on the floor of their room.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I was anxious to have my book.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “Yesterday, Christmas morning, they had been drinking, and, to amuse themselves, they threatened to put out my eyes.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Then, after a while, they began to fight with each other, and dealt such heavy blows that I thought they were dead, as they both fell on the floor of their room.
dealtverbUS /delt/
inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Then, after a while, they began to fight with each other, and dealt such heavy blows that I thought they were dead, as they both fell on the floor of their room.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading She made a gesture of furious despair.
characterized by great determination
From this reading For a long time I had determined to run away.
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading “Yesterday, Christmas morning, they had been drinking, and, to amuse themselves, they threatened to put out my eyes.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Then, after a while, they began to fight with each other, and dealt such heavy blows that I thought they were dead, as they both fell on the floor of their room.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Yesterday, Christmas morning, they had been drinking, and, to amuse themselves, they threatened to put out my eyes.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Then, after a while, they began to fight with each other, and dealt such heavy blows that I thought they were dead, as they both fell on the floor of their room.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Then, after a while, they began to fight with each other, and dealt such heavy blows that I thought they were dead, as they both fell on the floor of their room.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Then, after a while, they began to fight with each other, and dealt such heavy blows that I thought they were dead, as they both fell on the floor of their room.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a long time I had determined to run away.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading She made a gesture of furious despair.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading She made a gesture of furious despair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Yesterday, Christmas morning, they had been drinking, and, to amuse themselves, they threatened to put out my eyes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I was anxious to have my book.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Then, after a while, they began to fight with each other, and dealt such heavy blows that I thought they were dead, as they both fell on the floor of their room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then, after a while, they began to fight with each other, and dealt such heavy blows that I thought they were dead, as they both fell on the floor of their room.
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 For a long time I had determined to run away.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made a gesture of furious despair.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Yesterday, Christmas morning, they had been drinking, and, to amuse themselves, they threatened to put out my eyes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Yesterday, Christmas morning, they had been drinking, and, to amuse themselves, they threatened to put out my eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She made a gesture of furious despair.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then, after a while, they began to fight with each other, and dealt such heavy blows that I thought they were dead, as they both fell on the floor of their room.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Then, after a while, they began to fight with each other, and dealt such heavy blows that I thought they were dead, as they both fell on the floor of their room.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Yesterday, Christmas morning, they had been drinking, and, to amuse themselves, they threatened to put out my eyes.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Yesterday, Christmas morning, they had been drinking, and, to amuse themselves, they threatened to put out my eyes.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Then, after a while, they began to fight with each other, and dealt such heavy blows that I thought they were dead, as they both fell on the floor of their room.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading For a long time I had determined to run away.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made a gesture of furious despair.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Then, after a while, they began to fight with each other, and dealt such heavy blows that I thought they were dead, as they both fell on the floor of their room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then, after a while, they began to fight with each other, and dealt such heavy blows that I thought they were dead, as they both fell on the floor of their room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then, after a while, they began to fight with each other, and dealt such heavy blows that I thought they were dead, as they both fell on the floor of their room.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then, after a while, they began to fight with each other, and dealt such heavy blows that I thought they were dead, as they both fell on the floor of their room.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “Yesterday, Christmas morning, they had been drinking, and, to amuse themselves, they threatened to put out my eyes.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, after a while, they began to fight with each other, and dealt such heavy blows that I thought they were dead, as they both fell on the floor of their room.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yesterday, Christmas morning, they had been drinking, and, to amuse themselves, they threatened to put out my eyes.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Then, after a while, they began to fight with each other, and dealt such heavy blows that I thought they were dead, as they both fell on the floor of their room.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading “Yesterday, Christmas morning, they had been drinking, and, to amuse themselves, they threatened to put out my eyes.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For a long time I had determined to run away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Yesterday, Christmas morning, they had been drinking, and, to amuse themselves, they threatened to put out my eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I was anxious to have my book.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then, after a while, they began to fight with each other, and dealt such heavy blows that I thought they were dead, as they both fell on the floor of their room.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Then, after a while, they began to fight with each other, and dealt such heavy blows that I thought they were dead, as they both fell on the floor of their room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, after a while, they began to fight with each other, and dealt such heavy blows that I thought they were dead, as they both fell on the floor of their room.
the day immediately before today
From this reading “Yesterday, Christmas morning, they had been drinking, and, to amuse themselves, they threatened to put out my eyes.
