used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Though I took up a permanent abode elsewhere, my apartment was still there, and I came and went almost as one of the household.
abodenounUS /əˈboʊd/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading Though I took up a permanent abode elsewhere, my apartment was still there, and I came and went almost as one of the household.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading NATALIE After the funeral the family returned to the Fifth Avenue house.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Though I took up a permanent abode elsewhere, my apartment was still there, and I came and went almost as one of the household.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She was friendly, often tender, always solicitous, but kept a wall of constraint between us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though I took up a permanent abode elsewhere, my apartment was still there, and I came and went almost as one of the household.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading Though I took up a permanent abode elsewhere, my apartment was still there, and I came and went almost as one of the household.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Though I took up a permanent abode elsewhere, my apartment was still there, and I came and went almost as one of the household.
a line of approach
From this reading NATALIE After the funeral the family returned to the Fifth Avenue house.
behaviornounUS /bɪˈheɪvjər/
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading Her behavior was incomprehensible.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She was friendly, often tender, always solicitous, but kept a wall of constraint between us.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was friendly, often tender, always solicitous, but kept a wall of constraint between us.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Though I took up a permanent abode elsewhere, my apartment was still there, and I came and went almost as one of the household.
constraintnounUS /kənˈstreɪnt/
the state of being physically constrained
From this reading She was friendly, often tender, always solicitous, but kept a wall of constraint between us.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading The more I saw of Natalie the stranger and more distant she was.
elsewhereadverbUS /ˈelswer/
in or to another place
From this reading Though I took up a permanent abode elsewhere, my apartment was still there, and I came and went almost as one of the household.
a social unit living together
From this reading NATALIE After the funeral the family returned to the Fifth Avenue house.
FifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading NATALIE After the funeral the family returned to the Fifth Avenue house.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading She was friendly, often tender, always solicitous, but kept a wall of constraint between us.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading NATALIE After the funeral the family returned to the Fifth Avenue house.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her behavior was incomprehensible.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading NATALIE After the funeral the family returned to the Fifth Avenue house.
a social unit living together
From this reading Though I took up a permanent abode elsewhere, my apartment was still there, and I came and went almost as one of the household.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Though I took up a permanent abode elsewhere, my apartment was still there, and I came and went almost as one of the household.
incomprehensibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪŋkɑːmprəˈhensɪbəl/
incapable of being explained or accounted for
From this reading Her behavior was incomprehensible.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading She was friendly, often tender, always solicitous, but kept a wall of constraint between us.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The more I saw of Natalie the stranger and more distant she was.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Though I took up a permanent abode elsewhere, my apartment was still there, and I came and went almost as one of the household.
NATALIE
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From this reading NATALIE After the funeral the family returned to the Fifth Avenue house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Though I took up a permanent abode elsewhere, my apartment was still there, and I came and went almost as one of the household.
many times at short intervals
From this reading She was friendly, often tender, always solicitous, but kept a wall of constraint between us.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Though I took up a permanent abode elsewhere, my apartment was still there, and I came and went almost as one of the household.
permanentadjectiveUS /ˈpɜːrmənənt/
continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
From this reading Though I took up a permanent abode elsewhere, my apartment was still there, and I came and went almost as one of the household.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading NATALIE After the funeral the family returned to the Fifth Avenue house.
cut with a saw
From this reading The more I saw of Natalie the stranger and more distant she was.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The more I saw of Natalie the stranger and more distant she was.
solicitousadjectiveUS /səˈlɪsətəs/
full of anxiety and concern
From this reading She was friendly, often tender, always solicitous, but kept a wall of constraint between us.
not in physical motion
From this reading Though I took up a permanent abode elsewhere, my apartment was still there, and I came and went almost as one of the household.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading The more I saw of Natalie the stranger and more distant she was.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading She was friendly, often tender, always solicitous, but kept a wall of constraint between us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NATALIE After the funeral the family returned to the Fifth Avenue house.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Though I took up a permanent abode elsewhere, my apartment was still there, and I came and went almost as one of the household.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though I took up a permanent abode elsewhere, my apartment was still there, and I came and went almost as one of the household.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NATALIE After the funeral the family returned to the Fifth Avenue house.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Though I took up a permanent abode elsewhere, my apartment was still there, and I came and went almost as one of the household.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Though I took up a permanent abode elsewhere, my apartment was still there, and I came and went almost as one of the household.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was friendly, often tender, always solicitous, but kept a wall of constraint between us.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading She was friendly, often tender, always solicitous, but kept a wall of constraint between us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though I took up a permanent abode elsewhere, my apartment was still there, and I came and went almost as one of the household.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Though I took up a permanent abode elsewhere, my apartment was still there, and I came and went almost as one of the household.
