used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was in a great hurry, and declined the morning soup which she offered him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Catherine was up and occupied about the hearth when Conrad lightly descended the stairs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lambert, having, in the early morning, lain down by the side of Conrad, awoke late and found his brother gone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had left the block-house at sunrise.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Lambert, having, in the early morning, lain down by the side of Conrad, awoke late and found his brother gone.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He would certainly be back before night.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He would certainly be back before night.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He would certainly be back before night.
block-house
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From this reading He had left the block-house at sunrise.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Lambert, having, in the early morning, lain down by the side of Conrad, awoke late and found his brother gone.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lambert, having, in the early morning, lain down by the side of Conrad, awoke late and found his brother gone.
CatherinenounUS /ˈkæθərən/
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading Catherine was up and occupied about the hearth when Conrad lightly descended the stairs.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading He would certainly be back before night.
ConradnounUS /ˈkɑːnræd/
English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)
From this reading Lambert, having, in the early morning, lain down by the side of Conrad, awoke late and found his brother gone.
declinedverbUS /dɪˈklaɪnd/
past form of “decline” — grow worse
From this reading He was in a great hurry, and declined the morning soup which she offered him.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading Catherine was up and occupied about the hearth when Conrad lightly descended the stairs.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Lambert, having, in the early morning, lain down by the side of Conrad, awoke late and found his brother gone.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Lambert, having, in the early morning, lain down by the side of Conrad, awoke late and found his brother gone.
set up or found
From this reading Lambert, having, in the early morning, lain down by the side of Conrad, awoke late and found his brother gone.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Lambert, having, in the early morning, lain down by the side of Conrad, awoke late and found his brother gone.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He was in a great hurry, and declined the morning soup which she offered him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had left the block-house at sunrise.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Lambert, having, in the early morning, lain down by the side of Conrad, awoke late and found his brother gone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had left the block-house at sunrise.
hearthnounUS /hɑːrθ/
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading Catherine was up and occupied about the hearth when Conrad lightly descended the stairs.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was in a great hurry, and declined the morning soup which she offered him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lambert, having, in the early morning, lain down by the side of Conrad, awoke late and found his brother gone.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading He was in a great hurry, and declined the morning soup which she offered him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lambert, having, in the early morning, lain down by the side of Conrad, awoke late and found his brother gone.
lainverbUS /leɪn/
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Lambert, having, in the early morning, lain down by the side of Conrad, awoke late and found his brother gone.
LambertnounUS /ˈlæmbərt/
a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
From this reading Lambert, having, in the early morning, lain down by the side of Conrad, awoke late and found his brother gone.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Lambert, having, in the early morning, lain down by the side of Conrad, awoke late and found his brother gone.
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 He had left the block-house at sunrise.
without good reason
From this reading Catherine was up and occupied about the hearth when Conrad lightly descended the stairs.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Lambert, having, in the early morning, lain down by the side of Conrad, awoke late and found his brother gone.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He would certainly be back before night.
held or filled or in use
From this reading Catherine was up and occupied about the hearth when Conrad lightly descended the stairs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lambert, having, in the early morning, lain down by the side of Conrad, awoke late and found his brother gone.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading He was in a great hurry, and declined the morning soup which she offered him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was in a great hurry, and declined the morning soup which she offered him.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Lambert, having, in the early morning, lain down by the side of Conrad, awoke late and found his brother gone.
soupnounUS /suːp/
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading He was in a great hurry, and declined the morning soup which she offered him.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Catherine was up and occupied about the hearth when Conrad lightly descended the stairs.
sunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/
the first light of day
From this reading He had left the block-house at sunrise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lambert, having, in the early morning, lain down by the side of Conrad, awoke late and found his brother gone.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Catherine was up and occupied about the hearth when Conrad lightly descended the stairs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Catherine was up and occupied about the hearth when Conrad lightly descended the stairs.
at the time that
From this reading Catherine was up and occupied about the hearth when Conrad lightly descended the stairs.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was in a great hurry, and declined the morning soup which she offered him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would certainly be back before night.
