used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But now, so sickened by Sam and his docks, my head throbbing from the sleepless night, on the impulse I kneeled quickly with my face on a chair right there in the hall.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading But I found I was too ashamed to begin.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "If he would only ask me," I thought.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But I found I was too ashamed to begin.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now, so sickened by Sam and his docks, my head throbbing from the sleepless night, on the impulse I kneeled quickly with my face on a chair right there in the hall.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But now, so sickened by Sam and his docks, my head throbbing from the sleepless night, on the impulse I kneeled quickly with my face on a chair right there in the hall.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading But now, so sickened by Sam and his docks, my head throbbing from the sleepless night, on the impulse I kneeled quickly with my face on a chair right there in the hall.
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading I had not spoken to Jesus of late except to say "Holy Christ!" like Sam.
docksnounUS /dɑːks/
plural of “dock” — an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading But now, so sickened by Sam and his docks, my head throbbing from the sleepless night, on the impulse I kneeled quickly with my face on a chair right there in the hall.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
apart from; not including
From this reading I had not spoken to Jesus of late except to say "Holy Christ!" like Sam.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading But now, so sickened by Sam and his docks, my head throbbing from the sleepless night, on the impulse I kneeled quickly with my face on a chair right there in the hall.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
set up or found
From this reading But I found I was too ashamed to begin.
made afraid
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But now, so sickened by Sam and his docks, my head throbbing from the sleepless night, on the impulse I kneeled quickly with my face on a chair right there in the hall.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading But now, so sickened by Sam and his docks, my head throbbing from the sleepless night, on the impulse I kneeled quickly with my face on a chair right there in the hall.
hallwaynounUS /ˈhɔːlweɪ/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading But now, so sickened by Sam and his docks, my head throbbing from the sleepless night, on the impulse I kneeled quickly with my face on a chair right there in the hall.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But now, so sickened by Sam and his docks, my head throbbing from the sleepless night, on the impulse I kneeled quickly with my face on a chair right there in the hall.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading I had not spoken to Jesus of late except to say "Holy Christ!" like Sam.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If he would only ask me," I thought.
an instinctive motive
From this reading But now, so sickened by Sam and his docks, my head throbbing from the sleepless night, on the impulse I kneeled quickly with my face on a chair right there in the hall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
kneeled
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From this reading But now, so sickened by Sam and his docks, my head throbbing from the sleepless night, on the impulse I kneeled quickly with my face on a chair right there in the hall.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading I had not spoken to Jesus of late except to say "Holy Christ!" like Sam.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I had not spoken to Jesus of late except to say "Holy Christ!" like Sam.
engage in
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading But now, so sickened by Sam and his docks, my head throbbing from the sleepless night, on the impulse I kneeled quickly with my face on a chair right there in the hall.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had not spoken to Jesus of late except to say "Holy Christ!" like Sam.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now, so sickened by Sam and his docks, my head throbbing from the sleepless night, on the impulse I kneeled quickly with my face on a chair right there in the hall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But now, so sickened by Sam and his docks, my head throbbing from the sleepless night, on the impulse I kneeled quickly with my face on a chair right there in the hall.
and nothing more
From this reading "If he would only ask me," I thought.
with speed
From this reading But now, so sickened by Sam and his docks, my head throbbing from the sleepless night, on the impulse I kneeled quickly with my face on a chair right there in the hall.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading I had not spoken to Jesus of late except to say "Holy Christ!" like Sam.
express in words
From this reading I had not spoken to Jesus of late except to say "Holy Christ!" like Sam.
an educational institution
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
sickenedverbUS /ˈsɪkənd/
past form of “sicken” — cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
From this reading But now, so sickened by Sam and his docks, my head throbbing from the sleepless night, on the impulse I kneeled quickly with my face on a chair right there in the hall.
sleeplessadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpləs/
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading But now, so sickened by Sam and his docks, my head throbbing from the sleepless night, on the impulse I kneeled quickly with my face on a chair right there in the hall.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But now, so sickened by Sam and his docks, my head throbbing from the sleepless night, on the impulse I kneeled quickly with my face on a chair right there in the hall.
express in speech
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading I had not spoken to Jesus of late except to say "Holy Christ!" like Sam.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But now, so sickened by Sam and his docks, my head throbbing from the sleepless night, on the impulse I kneeled quickly with my face on a chair right there in the hall.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
throbbingnounUS /ˈθrɑːbɪŋ/
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
From this reading But now, so sickened by Sam and his docks, my head throbbing from the sleepless night, on the impulse I kneeled quickly with my face on a chair right there in the hall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But I found I was too ashamed to begin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
at the time that
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But now, so sickened by Sam and his docks, my head throbbing from the sleepless night, on the impulse I kneeled quickly with my face on a chair right there in the hall.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The next morning as I started for school, suddenly in the hallway I thought of what my mother had told me--always when I was frightened to shut my eyes and speak to Jesus and he would be sure to make everything right.
