used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And on her couch by the window, looking on the blackened winter garden, Edith fought day after day a losing battle with her spine.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And on her couch by the window, looking on the blackened winter garden, Edith fought day after day a losing battle with her spine.
anew
From this reading Anne began to have her bad headaches again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And on her couch by the window, looking on the blackened winter garden, Edith fought day after day a losing battle with her spine.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Anne began to have her bad headaches again.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Anne began to have her bad headaches again.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading And on her couch by the window, looking on the blackened winter garden, Edith fought day after day a losing battle with her spine.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Anne began to have her bad headaches again.
blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/
darkened by smoke
From this reading And on her couch by the window, looking on the blackened winter garden, Edith fought day after day a losing battle with her spine.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And on her couch by the window, looking on the blackened winter garden, Edith fought day after day a losing battle with her spine.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Gloom fell on the house in Prior Street in the weeks that followed Christmas.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading And on her couch by the window, looking on the blackened winter garden, Edith fought day after day a losing battle with her spine.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And on her couch by the window, looking on the blackened winter garden, Edith fought day after day a losing battle with her spine.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Deep lines of worry showed on Majendie's face.
Edith
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From this reading And on her couch by the window, looking on the blackened winter garden, Edith fought day after day a losing battle with her spine.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Deep lines of worry showed on Majendie's face.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Gloom fell on the house in Prior Street in the weeks that followed Christmas.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Gloom fell on the house in Prior Street in the weeks that followed Christmas.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading And on her couch by the window, looking on the blackened winter garden, Edith fought day after day a losing battle with her spine.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading And on her couch by the window, looking on the blackened winter garden, Edith fought day after day a losing battle with her spine.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading Gloom fell on the house in Prior Street in the weeks that followed Christmas.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Anne began to have her bad headaches again.
headachesnounUS /ˈhedeɪks/
plural of “headache” — something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading Anne began to have her bad headaches again.
to a considerable degree
From this reading The very servants went heavily in the shadow of it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anne began to have her bad headaches again.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Gloom fell on the house in Prior Street in the weeks that followed Christmas.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gloom fell on the house in Prior Street in the weeks that followed Christmas.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The very servants went heavily in the shadow of it.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Deep lines of worry showed on Majendie's face.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading And on her couch by the window, looking on the blackened winter garden, Edith fought day after day a losing battle with her spine.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading And on her couch by the window, looking on the blackened winter garden, Edith fought day after day a losing battle with her spine.
Majendie's
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From this reading Deep lines of worry showed on Majendie's face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The very servants went heavily in the shadow of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gloom fell on the house in Prior Street in the weeks that followed Christmas.
PrioradjectiveUS /ˈpraɪər/
earlier in time
From this reading Gloom fell on the house in Prior Street in the weeks that followed Christmas.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading The very servants went heavily in the shadow of it.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The very servants went heavily in the shadow of it.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Deep lines of worry showed on Majendie's face.
spinenounUS /spaɪn/
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
From this reading And on her couch by the window, looking on the blackened winter garden, Edith fought day after day a losing battle with her spine.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Gloom fell on the house in Prior Street in the weeks that followed Christmas.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gloom fell on the house in Prior Street in the weeks that followed Christmas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gloom fell on the house in Prior Street in the weeks that followed Christmas.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anne began to have her bad headaches again.
precisely as stated
From this reading The very servants went heavily in the shadow of it.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Gloom fell on the house in Prior Street in the weeks that followed Christmas.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The very servants went heavily in the shadow of it.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading And on her couch by the window, looking on the blackened winter garden, Edith fought day after day a losing battle with her spine.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading And on her couch by the window, looking on the blackened winter garden, Edith fought day after day a losing battle with her spine.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And on her couch by the window, looking on the blackened winter garden, Edith fought day after day a losing battle with her spine.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading Deep lines of worry showed on Majendie's face.
