used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At this moment Carrie heard a click in the clock.
anew
From this reading She looked at her mother, and as the clock struck she said steadily, "I wish that Ben's neck was all right again."
(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 She looked at her mother, and as the clock struck she said steadily, "I wish that Ben's neck was all right again."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Come along home!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looked at her mother, and as the clock struck she said steadily, "I wish that Ben's neck was all right again."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She looked at her mother, and as the clock struck she said steadily, "I wish that Ben's neck was all right again."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this moment Carrie heard a click in the clock.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And he dragged his family away with him.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Nobody heard her, for at that moment Ben Sykes started up, saying: "I'm all right, and I have had enough.
Ben'snounUS /benz/
possessive form of “ben” — a mountain or tall hill
From this reading She looked at her mother, and as the clock struck she said steadily, "I wish that Ben's neck was all right again."
Carrie
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From this reading At this moment Carrie heard a click in the clock.
clickverbUS /klɪk/
move or strike with a noise
From this reading At this moment Carrie heard a click in the clock.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading At this moment Carrie heard a click in the clock.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come along home!"
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading And he dragged his family away with him.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Nobody heard her, for at that moment Ben Sykes started up, saying: "I'm all right, and I have had enough.
a social unit living together
From this reading And he dragged his family away with him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nobody heard her, for at that moment Ben Sykes started up, saying: "I'm all right, and I have had enough.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nobody heard her, for at that moment Ben Sykes started up, saying: "I'm all right, and I have had enough.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nobody heard her, for at that moment Ben Sykes started up, saying: "I'm all right, and I have had enough.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he dragged his family away with him.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading At this moment Carrie heard a click in the clock.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked at her mother, and as the clock struck she said steadily, "I wish that Ben's neck was all right again."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And he dragged his family away with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And he dragged his family away with him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Come along home!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She looked at her mother, and as the clock struck she said steadily, "I wish that Ben's neck was all right again."
I'm
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From this reading Nobody heard her, for at that moment Ben Sykes started up, saying: "I'm all right, and I have had enough.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At this moment Carrie heard a click in the clock.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked at her mother, and as the clock struck she said steadily, "I wish that Ben's neck was all right again."
a particular point in time
From this reading At this moment Carrie heard a click in the clock.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She looked at her mother, and as the clock struck she said steadily, "I wish that Ben's neck was all right again."
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading She looked at her mother, and as the clock struck she said steadily, "I wish that Ben's neck was all right again."
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody heard her, for at that moment Ben Sykes started up, saying: "I'm all right, and I have had enough.
precisely, exactly
From this reading She looked at her mother, and as the clock struck she said steadily, "I wish that Ben's neck was all right again."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She looked at her mother, and as the clock struck she said steadily, "I wish that Ben's neck was all right again."
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Nobody heard her, for at that moment Ben Sykes started up, saying: "I'm all right, and I have had enough.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked at her mother, and as the clock struck she said steadily, "I wish that Ben's neck was all right again."
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Nobody heard her, for at that moment Ben Sykes started up, saying: "I'm all right, and I have had enough.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading She looked at her mother, and as the clock struck she said steadily, "I wish that Ben's neck was all right again."
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading She looked at her mother, and as the clock struck she said steadily, "I wish that Ben's neck was all right again."
Sykes
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From this reading Nobody heard her, for at that moment Ben Sykes started up, saying: "I'm all right, and I have had enough.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She looked at her mother, and as the clock struck she said steadily, "I wish that Ben's neck was all right again."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At this moment Carrie heard a click in the clock.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this moment Carrie heard a click in the clock.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Nobody heard her, for at that moment Ben Sykes started up, saying: "I'm all right, and I have had enough.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She looked at her mother, and as the clock struck she said steadily, "I wish that Ben's neck was all right again."
hope for; have a wish
From this reading She looked at her mother, and as the clock struck she said steadily, "I wish that Ben's neck was all right again."
in the company of; together with
From this reading And he dragged his family away with him.
