used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dolly Venn was fast asleep by that time, and Peter Bligh and the carpenter no less willing for a spell of rest.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Now, I was watching all alone, my rifle between my knees and my eyes upon the breaking skies, when I heard a quick step behind me, and, turning round, I saw Miss Ruth herself, and felt her gentle hand upon my shoulder.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Now, I was watching all alone, my rifle between my knees and my eyes upon the breaking skies, when I heard a quick step behind me, and, turning round, I saw Miss Ruth herself, and felt her gentle hand upon my shoulder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
in a state of sleep
From this reading Dolly Venn was fast asleep by that time, and Peter Bligh and the carpenter no less willing for a spell of rest.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
bedsnounUS /bedz/
plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I had sent them to their beds when it was plain to me that, whatever might come after, the night had nothing more in store for us; and though heavy with sleep myself I put it by for duty's sake.
BEFELLverbUS /bɪˈfel/
inflected form of “befall” — become of; happen to
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Now, I was watching all alone, my rifle between my knees and my eyes upon the breaking skies, when I heard a quick step behind me, and, turning round, I saw Miss Ruth herself, and felt her gentle hand upon my shoulder.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Now, I was watching all alone, my rifle between my knees and my eyes upon the breaking skies, when I heard a quick step behind me, and, turning round, I saw Miss Ruth herself, and felt her gentle hand upon my shoulder.
BlighnounUS /blaɪ/
British admiral; was captain of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1789 when part of the crew mutinied and set him afloat in an open boat; a few weeks later he arrived safely in Timor 4,000 miles away (1754-1817)
From this reading Dolly Venn was fast asleep by that time, and Peter Bligh and the carpenter no less willing for a spell of rest.
the act of breaking something
From this reading Now, I was watching all alone, my rifle between my knees and my eyes upon the breaking skies, when I heard a quick step behind me, and, turning round, I saw Miss Ruth herself, and felt her gentle hand upon my shoulder.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dolly Venn was fast asleep by that time, and Peter Bligh and the carpenter no less willing for a spell of rest.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
carpenternounUS /ˈkɑːrpəntər/
a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
From this reading Dolly Venn was fast asleep by that time, and Peter Bligh and the carpenter no less willing for a spell of rest.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I had sent them to their beds when it was plain to me that, whatever might come after, the night had nothing more in store for us; and though heavy with sleep myself I put it by for duty's sake.
couldn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I couldn't sleep, Jasper," said she, a little sadly I thought.
the first light of day
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
DollynounUS /ˈdɑːli/
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading Dolly Venn was fast asleep by that time, and Peter Bligh and the carpenter no less willing for a spell of rest.
duty's
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From this reading I had sent them to their beds when it was plain to me that, whatever might come after, the night had nothing more in store for us; and though heavy with sleep myself I put it by for duty's sake.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Now, I was watching all alone, my rifle between my knees and my eyes upon the breaking skies, when I heard a quick step behind me, and, turning round, I saw Miss Ruth herself, and felt her gentle hand upon my shoulder.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Dolly Venn was fast asleep by that time, and Peter Bligh and the carpenter no less willing for a spell of rest.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Now, I was watching all alone, my rifle between my knees and my eyes upon the breaking skies, when I heard a quick step behind me, and, turning round, I saw Miss Ruth herself, and felt her gentle hand upon my shoulder.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dolly Venn was fast asleep by that time, and Peter Bligh and the carpenter no less willing for a spell of rest.
set up or found
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Now, I was watching all alone, my rifle between my knees and my eyes upon the breaking skies, when I heard a quick step behind me, and, turning round, I saw Miss Ruth herself, and felt her gentle hand upon my shoulder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had sent them to their beds when it was plain to me that, whatever might come after, the night had nothing more in store for us; and though heavy with sleep myself I put it by for duty's sake.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Now, I was watching all alone, my rifle between my knees and my eyes upon the breaking skies, when I heard a quick step behind me, and, turning round, I saw Miss Ruth herself, and felt her gentle hand upon my shoulder.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Now, I was watching all alone, my rifle between my knees and my eyes upon the breaking skies, when I heard a quick step behind me, and, turning round, I saw Miss Ruth herself, and felt her gentle hand upon my shoulder.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading I had sent them to their beds when it was plain to me that, whatever might come after, the night had nothing more in store for us; and though heavy with sleep myself I put it by for duty's sake.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now, I was watching all alone, my rifle between my knees and my eyes upon the breaking skies, when I heard a quick step behind me, and, turning round, I saw Miss Ruth herself, and felt her gentle hand upon my shoulder.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had sent them to their beds when it was plain to me that, whatever might come after, the night had nothing more in store for us; and though heavy with sleep myself I put it by for duty's sake.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
JaspernounUS /ˈdʒæspər/
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading "I couldn't sleep, Jasper," said she, a little sadly I thought.
and nothing more
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
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 Now, I was watching all alone, my rifle between my knees and my eyes upon the breaking skies, when I heard a quick step behind me, and, turning round, I saw Miss Ruth herself, and felt her gentle hand upon my shoulder.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Dolly Venn was fast asleep by that time, and Peter Bligh and the carpenter no less willing for a spell of rest.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I couldn't sleep, Jasper," said she, a little sadly I thought.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I had sent them to their beds when it was plain to me that, whatever might come after, the night had nothing more in store for us; and though heavy with sleep myself I put it by for duty's sake.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I had sent them to their beds when it was plain to me that, whatever might come after, the night had nothing more in store for us; and though heavy with sleep myself I put it by for duty's sake.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I had sent them to their beds when it was plain to me that, whatever might come after, the night had nothing more in store for us; and though heavy with sleep myself I put it by for duty's sake.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I had sent them to their beds when it was plain to me that, whatever might come after, the night had nothing more in store for us; and though heavy with sleep myself I put it by for duty's sake.
not any; not one
From this reading Dolly Venn was fast asleep by that time, and Peter Bligh and the carpenter no less willing for a spell of rest.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I had sent them to their beds when it was plain to me that, whatever might come after, the night had nothing more in store for us; and though heavy with sleep myself I put it by for duty's sake.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, I was watching all alone, my rifle between my knees and my eyes upon the breaking skies, when I heard a quick step behind me, and, turning round, I saw Miss Ruth herself, and felt her gentle hand upon my shoulder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Dolly Venn was fast asleep by that time, and Peter Bligh and the carpenter no less willing for a spell of rest.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading I had sent them to their beds when it was plain to me that, whatever might come after, the night had nothing more in store for us; and though heavy with sleep myself I put it by for duty's sake.
plateaunounUS /plæˈtoʊ/
a relatively flat highland
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I had sent them to their beds when it was plain to me that, whatever might come after, the night had nothing more in store for us; and though heavy with sleep myself I put it by for duty's sake.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Now, I was watching all alone, my rifle between my knees and my eyes upon the breaking skies, when I heard a quick step behind me, and, turning round, I saw Miss Ruth herself, and felt her gentle hand upon my shoulder.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Dolly Venn was fast asleep by that time, and Peter Bligh and the carpenter no less willing for a spell of rest.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading Now, I was watching all alone, my rifle between my knees and my eyes upon the breaking skies, when I heard a quick step behind me, and, turning round, I saw Miss Ruth herself, and felt her gentle hand upon my shoulder.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Now, I was watching all alone, my rifle between my knees and my eyes upon the breaking skies, when I heard a quick step behind me, and, turning round, I saw Miss Ruth herself, and felt her gentle hand upon my shoulder.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading "I couldn't sleep, Jasper," said she, a little sadly I thought.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I couldn't sleep, Jasper," said she, a little sadly I thought.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading I had sent them to their beds when it was plain to me that, whatever might come after, the night had nothing more in store for us; and though heavy with sleep myself I put it by for duty's sake.
cut with a saw
From this reading Now, I was watching all alone, my rifle between my knees and my eyes upon the breaking skies, when I heard a quick step behind me, and, turning round, I saw Miss Ruth herself, and felt her gentle hand upon my shoulder.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading I had sent them to their beds when it was plain to me that, whatever might come after, the night had nothing more in store for us; and though heavy with sleep myself I put it by for duty's sake.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I couldn't sleep, Jasper," said she, a little sadly I thought.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Now, I was watching all alone, my rifle between my knees and my eyes upon the breaking skies, when I heard a quick step behind me, and, turning round, I saw Miss Ruth herself, and felt her gentle hand upon my shoulder.
skiesnounUS /skaɪz/
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Now, I was watching all alone, my rifle between my knees and my eyes upon the breaking skies, when I heard a quick step behind me, and, turning round, I saw Miss Ruth herself, and felt her gentle hand upon my shoulder.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I had sent them to their beds when it was plain to me that, whatever might come after, the night had nothing more in store for us; and though heavy with sleep myself I put it by for duty's sake.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading Dolly Venn was fast asleep by that time, and Peter Bligh and the carpenter no less willing for a spell of rest.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Now, I was watching all alone, my rifle between my knees and my eyes upon the breaking skies, when I heard a quick step behind me, and, turning round, I saw Miss Ruth herself, and felt her gentle hand upon my shoulder.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading I had sent them to their beds when it was plain to me that, whatever might come after, the night had nothing more in store for us; and though heavy with sleep myself I put it by for duty's sake.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I had sent them to their beds when it was plain to me that, whatever might come after, the night had nothing more in store for us; and though heavy with sleep myself I put it by for duty's sake.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I had sent them to their beds when it was plain to me that, whatever might come after, the night had nothing more in store for us; and though heavy with sleep myself I put it by for duty's sake.
THEREINadverbUS /ðeˈrɪn/
(formal) in or into that thing or place
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I had sent them to their beds when it was plain to me that, whatever might come after, the night had nothing more in store for us; and though heavy with sleep myself I put it by for duty's sake.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I couldn't sleep, Jasper," said she, a little sadly I thought.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Dolly Venn was fast asleep by that time, and Peter Bligh and the carpenter no less willing for a spell of rest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had sent them to their beds when it was plain to me that, whatever might come after, the night had nothing more in store for us; and though heavy with sleep myself I put it by for duty's sake.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Now, I was watching all alone, my rifle between my knees and my eyes upon the breaking skies, when I heard a quick step behind me, and, turning round, I saw Miss Ruth herself, and felt her gentle hand upon my shoulder.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Now, I was watching all alone, my rifle between my knees and my eyes upon the breaking skies, when I heard a quick step behind me, and, turning round, I saw Miss Ruth herself, and felt her gentle hand upon my shoulder.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had sent them to their beds when it was plain to me that, whatever might come after, the night had nothing more in store for us; and though heavy with sleep myself I put it by for duty's sake.
VennnounUS /ven/
English logician who introduced Venn diagrams (1834-1923)
From this reading Dolly Venn was fast asleep by that time, and Peter Bligh and the carpenter no less willing for a spell of rest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
watch-tower
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Now, I was watching all alone, my rifle between my knees and my eyes upon the breaking skies, when I heard a quick step behind me, and, turning round, I saw Miss Ruth herself, and felt her gentle hand upon my shoulder.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading I had sent them to their beds when it was plain to me that, whatever might come after, the night had nothing more in store for us; and though heavy with sleep myself I put it by for duty's sake.
at the time that
From this reading I had sent them to their beds when it was plain to me that, whatever might come after, the night had nothing more in store for us; and though heavy with sleep myself I put it by for duty's sake.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY AND WHAT BEFELL THEREIN It was just after dawn that Miss Ruth came up from her room below and found me at my lonely post on the plateau of the watch-tower rock.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading Dolly Venn was fast asleep by that time, and Peter Bligh and the carpenter no less willing for a spell of rest.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had sent them to their beds when it was plain to me that, whatever might come after, the night had nothing more in store for us; and though heavy with sleep myself I put it by for duty's sake.
