used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a bound I stood within the grim vault and searched its confines with anxious eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a bound I stood within the grim vault and searched its confines with anxious eyes.
eagerly desirous
From this reading With a bound I stood within the grim vault and searched its confines with anxious eyes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The shelves that lined the walls were as bare as Mother Hubbard’s cupboard.
bank-note
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From this reading Not a scrap of paper, a book, or a bank-note had been left there.
completely unclothed
From this reading The shelves that lined the walls were as bare as Mother Hubbard’s cupboard.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Not a scrap of paper, a book, or a bank-note had been left there.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Not a scrap of paper, a book, or a bank-note had been left there.
confined by bonds
From this reading With a bound I stood within the grim vault and searched its confines with anxious eyes.
confinesnounUS /ˈkɑːnfaɪnz/
a bounded scope
From this reading With a bound I stood within the grim vault and searched its confines with anxious eyes.
cupboardnounUS /ˈkʌbərd/
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading The shelves that lined the walls were as bare as Mother Hubbard’s cupboard.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading True enough, the place was empty.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading True enough, the place was empty.
opinion or judgment
From this reading With a bound I stood within the grim vault and searched its confines with anxious eyes.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The records of the Revolution were gone.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading With a bound I stood within the grim vault and searched its confines with anxious eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not a scrap of paper, a book, or a bank-note had been left there.
Hubbard'snounUS /ˈhʌbərdz/
possessive form of “hubbard” — a United States writer of science fiction and founder of Scientology (1911-1986)
From this reading The shelves that lined the walls were as bare as Mother Hubbard’s cupboard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With a bound I stood within the grim vault and searched its confines with anxious eyes.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading With a bound I stood within the grim vault and searched its confines with anxious eyes.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Not a scrap of paper, a book, or a bank-note had been left there.
linedadjectiveUS /laɪnd/
bordered by a line of things
From this reading The shelves that lined the walls were as bare as Mother Hubbard’s cupboard.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The shelves that lined the walls were as bare as Mother Hubbard’s cupboard.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a scrap of paper, a book, or a bank-note had been left there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not a scrap of paper, a book, or a bank-note had been left there.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not a scrap of paper, a book, or a bank-note had been left there.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Not a scrap of paper, a book, or a bank-note had been left there.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading True enough, the place was empty.
recordsnounUS /rəˈkɔːrdz/
plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading The records of the Revolution were gone.
RevolutionnounUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading The records of the Revolution were gone.
scrapnounUS /skræp/
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading Not a scrap of paper, a book, or a bank-note had been left there.
searchedverbUS /sɜːrtʃt/
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading With a bound I stood within the grim vault and searched its confines with anxious eyes.
shelvesnounUS /ʃelvz/
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading The shelves that lined the walls were as bare as Mother Hubbard’s cupboard.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading With a bound I stood within the grim vault and searched its confines with anxious eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The shelves that lined the walls were as bare as Mother Hubbard’s cupboard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a bound I stood within the grim vault and searched its confines with anxious eyes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Not a scrap of paper, a book, or a bank-note had been left there.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading True enough, the place was empty.
vaultnounUS /vɒlt/
An arched structure of masonry forming a ceiling, or a secure subterranean storage room.
From this reading With a bound I stood within the grim vault and searched its confines with anxious eyes.
plural of “wall” — 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 The shelves that lined the walls were as bare as Mother Hubbard’s cupboard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading True enough, the place was empty.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The shelves that lined the walls were as bare as Mother Hubbard’s cupboard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a bound I stood within the grim vault and searched its confines with anxious eyes.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading With a bound I stood within the grim vault and searched its confines with anxious eyes.
