used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A candle was alight in the room--ours was one of several houses in Wapping Wall without gas--and I peeped sleepily over the bed-clothes.
anew
From this reading He may just have been counting the notes over again, or not; but now he was staring moodily at the photograph that lay with them.
alightverbUS /əˈlaɪt/
to come to rest, settle
From this reading A candle was alight in the room--ours was one of several houses in Wapping Wall without gas--and I peeped sleepily over the bed-clothes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STEPHEN'S TALE The repeated multiplication of twenty by forty sent me to sleep that night, and I woke with that arithmetical exercise still running in my head.
arithmeticaladjective
relating to or involving arithmetic
From this reading STEPHEN'S TALE The repeated multiplication of twenty by forty sent me to sleep that night, and I woke with that arithmetical exercise still running in my head.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
on or to one side
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He may just have been counting the notes over again, or not; but now he was staring moodily at the photograph that lay with them.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
bed-clothes
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From this reading A candle was alight in the room--ours was one of several houses in Wapping Wall without gas--and I peeped sleepily over the bed-clothes.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He may just have been counting the notes over again, or not; but now he was staring moodily at the photograph that lay with them.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He may just have been counting the notes over again, or not; but now he was staring moodily at the photograph that lay with them.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading STEPHEN'S TALE The repeated multiplication of twenty by forty sent me to sleep that night, and I woke with that arithmetical exercise still running in my head.
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading A candle was alight in the room--ours was one of several houses in Wapping Wall without gas--and I peeped sleepily over the bed-clothes.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
cash-box
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From this reading Grandfather Nat was sitting with the cash-box on his knees, and the pocket-book open in his hand.
countingnounUS /ˈkaʊntɪŋ/
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading He may just have been counting the notes over again, or not; but now he was staring moodily at the photograph that lay with them.
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading STEPHEN'S TALE The repeated multiplication of twenty by forty sent me to sleep that night, and I woke with that arithmetical exercise still running in my head.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
fireless
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From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading STEPHEN'S TALE The repeated multiplication of twenty by forty sent me to sleep that night, and I woke with that arithmetical exercise still running in my head.
gasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading A candle was alight in the room--ours was one of several houses in Wapping Wall without gas--and I peeped sleepily over the bed-clothes.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading Grandfather Nat was sitting with the cash-box on his knees, and the pocket-book open in his hand.
gratenounUS /ɡreɪt/
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Grandfather Nat was sitting with the cash-box on his knees, and the pocket-book open in his hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He may just have been counting the notes over again, or not; but now he was staring moodily at the photograph that lay with them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He may just have been counting the notes over again, or not; but now he was staring moodily at the photograph that lay with them.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading STEPHEN'S TALE The repeated multiplication of twenty by forty sent me to sleep that night, and I woke with that arithmetical exercise still running in my head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Grandfather Nat was sitting with the cash-box on his knees, and the pocket-book open in his hand.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading A candle was alight in the room--ours was one of several houses in Wapping Wall without gas--and I peeped sleepily over the bed-clothes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading STEPHEN'S TALE The repeated multiplication of twenty by forty sent me to sleep that night, and I woke with that arithmetical exercise still running in my head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading STEPHEN'S TALE The repeated multiplication of twenty by forty sent me to sleep that night, and I woke with that arithmetical exercise still running in my head.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
and nothing more
From this reading He may just have been counting the notes over again, or not; but now he was staring moodily at the photograph that lay with them.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Grandfather Nat was sitting with the cash-box on his knees, and the pocket-book open in his hand.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He may just have been counting the notes over again, or not; but now he was staring moodily at the photograph that lay with them.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He may just have been counting the notes over again, or not; but now he was staring moodily at the photograph that lay with them.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading STEPHEN'S TALE The repeated multiplication of twenty by forty sent me to sleep that night, and I woke with that arithmetical exercise still running in my head.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
moodilyadverb
in a moody manner
From this reading He may just have been counting the notes over again, or not; but now he was staring moodily at the photograph that lay with them.
multiplicationnounUS /ˌmʌltəpləˈkeɪʃən/
the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
From this reading STEPHEN'S TALE The repeated multiplication of twenty by forty sent me to sleep that night, and I woke with that arithmetical exercise still running in my head.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading STEPHEN'S TALE The repeated multiplication of twenty by forty sent me to sleep that night, and I woke with that arithmetical exercise still running in my head.
Nat
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From this reading Grandfather Nat was sitting with the cash-box on his knees, and the pocket-book open in his hand.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading STEPHEN'S TALE The repeated multiplication of twenty by forty sent me to sleep that night, and I woke with that arithmetical exercise still running in my head.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He may just have been counting the notes over again, or not; but now he was staring moodily at the photograph that lay with them.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading He may just have been counting the notes over again, or not; but now he was staring moodily at the photograph that lay with them.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He may just have been counting the notes over again, or not; but now he was staring moodily at the photograph that lay with them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STEPHEN'S TALE The repeated multiplication of twenty by forty sent me to sleep that night, and I woke with that arithmetical exercise still running in my head.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Grandfather Nat was sitting with the cash-box on his knees, and the pocket-book open in his hand.
on one occasion
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A candle was alight in the room--ours was one of several houses in Wapping Wall without gas--and I peeped sleepily over the bed-clothes.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Grandfather Nat was sitting with the cash-box on his knees, and the pocket-book open in his hand.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He may just have been counting the notes over again, or not; but now he was staring moodily at the photograph that lay with them.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading A candle was alight in the room--ours was one of several houses in Wapping Wall without gas--and I peeped sleepily over the bed-clothes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A candle was alight in the room--ours was one of several houses in Wapping Wall without gas--and I peeped sleepily over the bed-clothes.
peepedverbUS /piːpt/
past form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading A candle was alight in the room--ours was one of several houses in Wapping Wall without gas--and I peeped sleepily over the bed-clothes.
photographverbUS /ˈfoʊtəɡræf/
record on photographic film
From this reading He may just have been counting the notes over again, or not; but now he was staring moodily at the photograph that lay with them.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
pocket-book
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From this reading Grandfather Nat was sitting with the cash-box on his knees, and the pocket-book open in his hand.
recurring again and again
From this reading STEPHEN'S TALE The repeated multiplication of twenty by forty sent me to sleep that night, and I woke with that arithmetical exercise still running in my head.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A candle was alight in the room--ours was one of several houses in Wapping Wall without gas--and I peeped sleepily over the bed-clothes.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading STEPHEN'S TALE The repeated multiplication of twenty by forty sent me to sleep that night, and I woke with that arithmetical exercise still running in my head.
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading STEPHEN'S TALE The repeated multiplication of twenty by forty sent me to sleep that night, and I woke with that arithmetical exercise still running in my head.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading A candle was alight in the room--ours was one of several houses in Wapping Wall without gas--and I peeped sleepily over the bed-clothes.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Grandfather Nat was sitting with the cash-box on his knees, and the pocket-book open in his hand.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading STEPHEN'S TALE The repeated multiplication of twenty by forty sent me to sleep that night, and I woke with that arithmetical exercise still running in my head.
sleepilyadverbUS /ˈsliːpəli/
in a sleepy manner
From this reading A candle was alight in the room--ours was one of several houses in Wapping Wall without gas--and I peeped sleepily over the bed-clothes.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading He may just have been counting the notes over again, or not; but now he was staring moodily at the photograph that lay with them.
STEPHEN'SnounUS /ˈstiːvənz/
possessive form of “stephen” — English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading STEPHEN'S TALE The repeated multiplication of twenty by forty sent me to sleep that night, and I woke with that arithmetical exercise still running in my head.
not in physical motion
From this reading STEPHEN'S TALE The repeated multiplication of twenty by forty sent me to sleep that night, and I woke with that arithmetical exercise still running in my head.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading STEPHEN'S TALE The repeated multiplication of twenty by forty sent me to sleep that night, and I woke with that arithmetical exercise still running in my head.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading STEPHEN'S TALE The repeated multiplication of twenty by forty sent me to sleep that night, and I woke with that arithmetical exercise still running in my head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STEPHEN'S TALE The repeated multiplication of twenty by forty sent me to sleep that night, and I woke with that arithmetical exercise still running in my head.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He may just have been counting the notes over again, or not; but now he was staring moodily at the photograph that lay with them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading STEPHEN'S TALE The repeated multiplication of twenty by forty sent me to sleep that night, and I woke with that arithmetical exercise still running in my head.
tossverbUS /tɔːs/
throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading STEPHEN'S TALE The repeated multiplication of twenty by forty sent me to sleep that night, and I woke with that arithmetical exercise still running in my head.
two times
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
valuelessadjectiveUS /ˈvæljuːləs/
of no value
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading A candle was alight in the room--ours was one of several houses in Wapping Wall without gas--and I peeped sleepily over the bed-clothes.
Wapping
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From this reading A candle was alight in the room--ours was one of several houses in Wapping Wall without gas--and I peeped sleepily over the bed-clothes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A candle was alight in the room--ours was one of several houses in Wapping Wall without gas--and I peeped sleepily over the bed-clothes.
at the time that
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
in the company of; together with
From this reading STEPHEN'S TALE The repeated multiplication of twenty by forty sent me to sleep that night, and I woke with that arithmetical exercise still running in my head.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A candle was alight in the room--ours was one of several houses in Wapping Wall without gas--and I peeped sleepily over the bed-clothes.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading STEPHEN'S TALE The repeated multiplication of twenty by forty sent me to sleep that night, and I woke with that arithmetical exercise still running in my head.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Once or twice he turned his eyes aside, and then back again to the picture, as though searching his memory for some old face; then I thought he would toss it away as something valueless; but when his glance fell on the fireless grate he returned the card to its place and locked the box.
