used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a howling winter night of storm and rain.
Addie
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From this reading Addie was doing his lessons after dinner; and Van der Welcke had gone to sit by him with a book "because there was such a draught in his room."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Addie was doing his lessons after dinner; and Van der Welcke had gone to sit by him with a book "because there was such a draught in his room."
(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 Constance was all alone.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Constance was all alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a howling winter night of storm and rain.
for the reason that
From this reading Addie was doing his lessons after dinner; and Van der Welcke had gone to sit by him with a book "because there was such a draught in his room."
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Addie was doing his lessons after dinner; and Van der Welcke had gone to sit by him with a book "because there was such a draught in his room."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had taken up a book, a piece of needlework; but first one and then the other had slipped from her hands.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Addie was doing his lessons after dinner; and Van der Welcke had gone to sit by him with a book "because there was such a draught in his room."
ConstancenounUS /ˈkɑːnstəns/
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading Constance was all alone.
der
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From this reading Addie was doing his lessons after dinner; and Van der Welcke had gone to sit by him with a book "because there was such a draught in his room."
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Addie was doing his lessons after dinner; and Van der Welcke had gone to sit by him with a book "because there was such a draught in his room."
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Addie was doing his lessons after dinner; and Van der Welcke had gone to sit by him with a book "because there was such a draught in his room."
draughtnounUS /dræft/
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
From this reading Addie was doing his lessons after dinner; and Van der Welcke had gone to sit by him with a book "because there was such a draught in his room."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She had taken up a book, a piece of needlework; but first one and then the other had slipped from her hands.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had taken up a book, a piece of needlework; but first one and then the other had slipped from her hands.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Addie was doing his lessons after dinner; and Van der Welcke had gone to sit by him with a book "because there was such a draught in his room."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Addie was doing his lessons after dinner; and Van der Welcke had gone to sit by him with a book "because there was such a draught in his room."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She had taken up a book, a piece of needlework; but first one and then the other had slipped from her hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had taken up a book, a piece of needlework; but first one and then the other had slipped from her hands.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Addie was doing his lessons after dinner; and Van der Welcke had gone to sit by him with a book "because there was such a draught in his room."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Addie was doing his lessons after dinner; and Van der Welcke had gone to sit by him with a book "because there was such a draught in his room."
howlingnounUS /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/
a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading It was a howling winter night of storm and rain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Addie was doing his lessons after dinner; and Van der Welcke had gone to sit by him with a book "because there was such a draught in his room."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a howling winter night of storm and rain.
and nothing more
From this reading And she loved the loneliness of it just then.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading Addie was doing his lessons after dinner; and Van der Welcke had gone to sit by him with a book "because there was such a draught in his room."
lonelinessnounUS /ˈloʊnlinəs/
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading And she loved the loneliness of it just then.
held dear
From this reading And she loved the loneliness of it just then.
needleworknounUS /ˈniːdəlwɜːrk/
a creation created or assembled by needle and thread
From this reading She had taken up a book, a piece of needlework; but first one and then the other had slipped from her hands.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was a howling winter night of storm and rain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a howling winter night of storm and rain.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had taken up a book, a piece of needlework; but first one and then the other had slipped from her hands.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She had taken up a book, a piece of needlework; but first one and then the other had slipped from her hands.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading She had taken up a book, a piece of needlework; but first one and then the other had slipped from her hands.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading It was a howling winter night of storm and rain.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Addie was doing his lessons after dinner; and Van der Welcke had gone to sit by him with a book "because there was such a draught in his room."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she loved the loneliness of it just then.
be seated
From this reading Addie was doing his lessons after dinner; and Van der Welcke had gone to sit by him with a book "because there was such a draught in his room."
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading She had taken up a book, a piece of needlework; but first one and then the other had slipped from her hands.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading It was a howling winter night of storm and rain.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Addie was doing his lessons after dinner; and Van der Welcke had gone to sit by him with a book "because there was such a draught in his room."
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She had taken up a book, a piece of needlework; but first one and then the other had slipped from her hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And she loved the loneliness of it just then.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And she loved the loneliness of it just then.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Addie was doing his lessons after dinner; and Van der Welcke had gone to sit by him with a book "because there was such a draught in his room."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Addie was doing his lessons after dinner; and Van der Welcke had gone to sit by him with a book "because there was such a draught in his room."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She had taken up a book, a piece of needlework; but first one and then the other had slipped from her hands.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading Addie was doing his lessons after dinner; and Van der Welcke had gone to sit by him with a book "because there was such a draught in his room."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a howling winter night of storm and rain.
Welcke
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From this reading Addie was doing his lessons after dinner; and Van der Welcke had gone to sit by him with a book "because there was such a draught in his room."
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading It was a howling winter night of storm and rain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Addie was doing his lessons after dinner; and Van der Welcke had gone to sit by him with a book "because there was such a draught in his room."
