used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NIGHT OF HORROR The night that I spent in the green room was in many ways like the one which Robert Ashton spent there.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A heavy rain had set in, and the wind from the southwest was driving it against the windows of the room, just as it had done that other night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A heavy rain had set in, and the wind from the southwest was driving it against the windows of the room, just as it had done that other night.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I had attempted to raise one of the windows before turning in, but it was impossible to keep it open for any length of time as the rain drove in fiercely and threatened to flood the room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A heavy rain had set in, and the wind from the southwest was driving it against the windows of the room, just as it had done that other night.
AshtonnounUS /ˈæʃtən/
British choreographer (1906-1988)
From this reading A NIGHT OF HORROR The night that I spent in the green room was in many ways like the one which Robert Ashton spent there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I pictured Robert Ashton, sitting at the small, marble-topped table, laboriously copying the inscription upon the base of the emerald figure, for what purpose I could not imagine.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading I had attempted to raise one of the windows before turning in, but it was impossible to keep it open for any length of time as the rain drove in fiercely and threatened to flood the room.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading I pictured Robert Ashton, sitting at the small, marble-topped table, laboriously copying the inscription upon the base of the emerald figure, for what purpose I could not imagine.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading As I lay in bed, unable to concentrate my thoughts upon the magazine I had picked up, I began to reconstruct in my mind the scene which had been enacted in this room but a few nights before.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As I lay in bed, unable to concentrate my thoughts upon the magazine I had picked up, I began to reconstruct in my mind the scene which had been enacted in this room but a few nights before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I had attempted to raise one of the windows before turning in, but it was impossible to keep it open for any length of time as the rain drove in fiercely and threatened to flood the room.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading As I lay in bed, unable to concentrate my thoughts upon the magazine I had picked up, I began to reconstruct in my mind the scene which had been enacted in this room but a few nights before.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had attempted to raise one of the windows before turning in, but it was impossible to keep it open for any length of time as the rain drove in fiercely and threatened to flood the room.
concentrateverbUS /ˈkɑːnsəntreɪt/
make denser, stronger, or purer
From this reading As I lay in bed, unable to concentrate my thoughts upon the magazine I had picked up, I began to reconstruct in my mind the scene which had been enacted in this room but a few nights before.
copyingnounUS /ˈkɑːpiɪŋ/
an act of copying
From this reading I pictured Robert Ashton, sitting at the small, marble-topped table, laboriously copying the inscription upon the base of the emerald figure, for what purpose I could not imagine.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I pictured Robert Ashton, sitting at the small, marble-topped table, laboriously copying the inscription upon the base of the emerald figure, for what purpose I could not imagine.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading A heavy rain had set in, and the wind from the southwest was driving it against the windows of the room, just as it had done that other night.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading A heavy rain had set in, and the wind from the southwest was driving it against the windows of the room, just as it had done that other night.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading I had attempted to raise one of the windows before turning in, but it was impossible to keep it open for any length of time as the rain drove in fiercely and threatened to flood the room.
emeraldnounUS /ˈemrəld/
a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
From this reading I pictured Robert Ashton, sitting at the small, marble-topped table, laboriously copying the inscription upon the base of the emerald figure, for what purpose I could not imagine.
enactedverbUS /eˈnæktəd/
past form of “enact” — order by virtue of superior authority; decree
From this reading As I lay in bed, unable to concentrate my thoughts upon the magazine I had picked up, I began to reconstruct in my mind the scene which had been enacted in this room but a few nights before.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading As I lay in bed, unable to concentrate my thoughts upon the magazine I had picked up, I began to reconstruct in my mind the scene which had been enacted in this room but a few nights before.
fiercelyadverbUS /ˈfɪrsli/
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading I had attempted to raise one of the windows before turning in, but it was impossible to keep it open for any length of time as the rain drove in fiercely and threatened to flood the room.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading I pictured Robert Ashton, sitting at the small, marble-topped table, laboriously copying the inscription upon the base of the emerald figure, for what purpose I could not imagine.
floodnounUS /flʌd/
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading I had attempted to raise one of the windows before turning in, but it was impossible to keep it open for any length of time as the rain drove in fiercely and threatened to flood the room.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had attempted to raise one of the windows before turning in, but it was impossible to keep it open for any length of time as the rain drove in fiercely and threatened to flood the room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A heavy rain had set in, and the wind from the southwest was driving it against the windows of the room, just as it had done that other night.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading A NIGHT OF HORROR The night that I spent in the green room was in many ways like the one which Robert Ashton spent there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A heavy rain had set in, and the wind from the southwest was driving it against the windows of the room, just as it had done that other night.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading A heavy rain had set in, and the wind from the southwest was driving it against the windows of the room, just as it had done that other night.
intense and profound fear
From this reading A NIGHT OF HORROR The night that I spent in the green room was in many ways like the one which Robert Ashton spent there.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A NIGHT OF HORROR The night that I spent in the green room was in many ways like the one which Robert Ashton spent there.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading I pictured Robert Ashton, sitting at the small, marble-topped table, laboriously copying the inscription upon the base of the emerald figure, for what purpose I could not imagine.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading I had attempted to raise one of the windows before turning in, but it was impossible to keep it open for any length of time as the rain drove in fiercely and threatened to flood the room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A NIGHT OF HORROR The night that I spent in the green room was in many ways like the one which Robert Ashton spent there.
inscriptionnounUS /ˌɪnˈskrɪpʃən/
letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
From this reading I pictured Robert Ashton, sitting at the small, marble-topped table, laboriously copying the inscription upon the base of the emerald figure, for what purpose I could not imagine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A heavy rain had set in, and the wind from the southwest was driving it against the windows of the room, just as it had done that other night.
and nothing more
From this reading A heavy rain had set in, and the wind from the southwest was driving it against the windows of the room, just as it had done that other night.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I had attempted to raise one of the windows before turning in, but it was impossible to keep it open for any length of time as the rain drove in fiercely and threatened to flood the room.
laboriouslyadverbUS /ləˈbɔːriəsli/
in a laborious manner
From this reading I pictured Robert Ashton, sitting at the small, marble-topped table, laboriously copying the inscription upon the base of the emerald figure, for what purpose I could not imagine.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading As I lay in bed, unable to concentrate my thoughts upon the magazine I had picked up, I began to reconstruct in my mind the scene which had been enacted in this room but a few nights before.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading I had attempted to raise one of the windows before turning in, but it was impossible to keep it open for any length of time as the rain drove in fiercely and threatened to flood the room.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A NIGHT OF HORROR The night that I spent in the green room was in many ways like the one which Robert Ashton spent there.
magazinenounUS /ˈmæɡəziːn/
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading As I lay in bed, unable to concentrate my thoughts upon the magazine I had picked up, I began to reconstruct in my mind the scene which had been enacted in this room but a few nights before.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading A NIGHT OF HORROR The night that I spent in the green room was in many ways like the one which Robert Ashton spent there.
marble-topped
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From this reading I pictured Robert Ashton, sitting at the small, marble-topped table, laboriously copying the inscription upon the base of the emerald figure, for what purpose I could not imagine.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading As I lay in bed, unable to concentrate my thoughts upon the magazine I had picked up, I began to reconstruct in my mind the scene which had been enacted in this room but a few nights before.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As I lay in bed, unable to concentrate my thoughts upon the magazine I had picked up, I began to reconstruct in my mind the scene which had been enacted in this room but a few nights before.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A NIGHT OF HORROR The night that I spent in the green room was in many ways like the one which Robert Ashton spent there.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading As I lay in bed, unable to concentrate my thoughts upon the magazine I had picked up, I began to reconstruct in my mind the scene which had been enacted in this room but a few nights before.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I pictured Robert Ashton, sitting at the small, marble-topped table, laboriously copying the inscription upon the base of the emerald figure, for what purpose I could not imagine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NIGHT OF HORROR The night that I spent in the green room was in many ways like the one which Robert Ashton spent there.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A NIGHT OF HORROR The night that I spent in the green room was in many ways like the one which Robert Ashton spent there.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I had attempted to raise one of the windows before turning in, but it was impossible to keep it open for any length of time as the rain drove in fiercely and threatened to flood the room.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A heavy rain had set in, and the wind from the southwest was driving it against the windows of the room, just as it had done that other night.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading As I lay in bed, unable to concentrate my thoughts upon the magazine I had picked up, I began to reconstruct in my mind the scene which had been enacted in this room but a few nights before.
picturedadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərd/
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading I pictured Robert Ashton, sitting at the small, marble-topped table, laboriously copying the inscription upon the base of the emerald figure, for what purpose I could not imagine.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading I pictured Robert Ashton, sitting at the small, marble-topped table, laboriously copying the inscription upon the base of the emerald figure, for what purpose I could not imagine.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading A heavy rain had set in, and the wind from the southwest was driving it against the windows of the room, just as it had done that other night.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading I had attempted to raise one of the windows before turning in, but it was impossible to keep it open for any length of time as the rain drove in fiercely and threatened to flood the room.
reconstructverbUS /ˌriːkənˈstrʌkt/
reassemble mentally
From this reading As I lay in bed, unable to concentrate my thoughts upon the magazine I had picked up, I began to reconstruct in my mind the scene which had been enacted in this room but a few nights before.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading A NIGHT OF HORROR The night that I spent in the green room was in many ways like the one which Robert Ashton spent there.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A NIGHT OF HORROR The night that I spent in the green room was in many ways like the one which Robert Ashton spent there.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading As I lay in bed, unable to concentrate my thoughts upon the magazine I had picked up, I began to reconstruct in my mind the scene which had been enacted in this room but a few nights before.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A heavy rain had set in, and the wind from the southwest was driving it against the windows of the room, just as it had done that other night.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading I pictured Robert Ashton, sitting at the small, marble-topped table, laboriously copying the inscription upon the base of the emerald figure, for what purpose I could not imagine.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I pictured Robert Ashton, sitting at the small, marble-topped table, laboriously copying the inscription upon the base of the emerald figure, for what purpose I could not imagine.
southwestnounUS /ˌsaʊˈθwest/
the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
From this reading A heavy rain had set in, and the wind from the southwest was driving it against the windows of the room, just as it had done that other night.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading A NIGHT OF HORROR The night that I spent in the green room was in many ways like the one which Robert Ashton spent there.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading I pictured Robert Ashton, sitting at the small, marble-topped table, laboriously copying the inscription upon the base of the emerald figure, for what purpose I could not imagine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A NIGHT OF HORROR The night that I spent in the green room was in many ways like the one which Robert Ashton spent there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NIGHT OF HORROR The night that I spent in the green room was in many ways like the one which Robert Ashton spent there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading A NIGHT OF HORROR The night that I spent in the green room was in many ways like the one which Robert Ashton spent there.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As I lay in bed, unable to concentrate my thoughts upon the magazine I had picked up, I began to reconstruct in my mind the scene which had been enacted in this room but a few nights before.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading As I lay in bed, unable to concentrate my thoughts upon the magazine I had picked up, I began to reconstruct in my mind the scene which had been enacted in this room but a few nights before.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading I had attempted to raise one of the windows before turning in, but it was impossible to keep it open for any length of time as the rain drove in fiercely and threatened to flood the room.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I had attempted to raise one of the windows before turning in, but it was impossible to keep it open for any length of time as the rain drove in fiercely and threatened to flood the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had attempted to raise one of the windows before turning in, but it was impossible to keep it open for any length of time as the rain drove in fiercely and threatened to flood the room.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading I had attempted to raise one of the windows before turning in, but it was impossible to keep it open for any length of time as the rain drove in fiercely and threatened to flood the room.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading As I lay in bed, unable to concentrate my thoughts upon the magazine I had picked up, I began to reconstruct in my mind the scene which had been enacted in this room but a few nights before.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As I lay in bed, unable to concentrate my thoughts upon the magazine I had picked up, I began to reconstruct in my mind the scene which had been enacted in this room but a few nights before.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As I lay in bed, unable to concentrate my thoughts upon the magazine I had picked up, I began to reconstruct in my mind the scene which had been enacted in this room but a few nights before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A NIGHT OF HORROR The night that I spent in the green room was in many ways like the one which Robert Ashton spent there.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading A NIGHT OF HORROR The night that I spent in the green room was in many ways like the one which Robert Ashton spent there.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I pictured Robert Ashton, sitting at the small, marble-topped table, laboriously copying the inscription upon the base of the emerald figure, for what purpose I could not imagine.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A NIGHT OF HORROR The night that I spent in the green room was in many ways like the one which Robert Ashton spent there.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading A heavy rain had set in, and the wind from the southwest was driving it against the windows of the room, just as it had done that other night.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading A heavy rain had set in, and the wind from the southwest was driving it against the windows of the room, just as it had done that other night.
