used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'She sleeps,' whispered a voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading 'Then poniard her at once,' said another.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Then poniard her at once,' said another.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Four,' said the second: 'Grufflan, the tormentor of innocents, would charge but two.'
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading 'Four,' said the second: 'Grufflan, the tormentor of innocents, would charge but two.'
ducats
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From this reading 'Remember, I must have five ducats,' said the first.
extinguishedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/
of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading 'Remember, I must have five ducats,' said the first.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading 'Remember, I must have five ducats,' said the first.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading 'Four,' said the second: 'Grufflan, the tormentor of innocents, would charge but two.'
Grufflan
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From this reading 'Four,' said the second: 'Grufflan, the tormentor of innocents, would charge but two.'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Remember, I must have five ducats,' said the first.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Then poniard her at once,' said another.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
innocentsnounUS /ˈɪnəsənts/
plural of “innocent” — a person who lacks knowledge of evil
From this reading 'Four,' said the second: 'Grufflan, the tormentor of innocents, would charge but two.'
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
methought
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From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'Remember, I must have five ducats,' said the first.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Four,' said the second: 'Grufflan, the tormentor of innocents, would charge but two.'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
on one occasion
From this reading 'Then poniard her at once,' said another.
opiatenounUS /ˈoʊpiːət/
a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
poniardnoun
a dagger with a slender blade
From this reading 'Then poniard her at once,' said another.
pourverbUS /pɔːr/
cause to run
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
To recall to mind.
From this reading 'Remember, I must have five ducats,' said the first.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Then poniard her at once,' said another.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading 'Four,' said the second: 'Grufflan, the tormentor of innocents, would charge but two.'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'She sleeps,' whispered a voice.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
sleepsnounUS /sliːps/
plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading 'She sleeps,' whispered a voice.
stealingnounUS /ˈstiːlɪŋ/
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
express in words
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading 'Then poniard her at once,' said another.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
tormentornounUS /ˈtɔːrmentər/
someone who torments
From this reading 'Four,' said the second: 'Grufflan, the tormentor of innocents, would charge but two.'
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading 'Four,' said the second: 'Grufflan, the tormentor of innocents, would charge but two.'
precisely as stated
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading 'She sleeps,' whispered a voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
at the time that
From this reading I had flung myself on the bed: my lamp was extinguished; and now sleep began to pour its opiate over me, when, (terrible to tell!) methought I heard steps stealing through my very chamber.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading 'She sleeps,' whispered a voice.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'Four,' said the second: 'Grufflan, the tormentor of innocents, would charge but two.'
