used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CHANGE OF RESIDENCE This time I was sure I should never find him.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I blamed myself for not having looked thoroughly; perhaps I had left him on the ground among the coarse Chinese mats of the house in which I had passed the night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I would have given ten years of my life, and paid a large sum of money, to have found him.
blamedadjectiveUS /bleɪmd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading I blamed myself for not having looked thoroughly; perhaps I had left him on the ground among the coarse Chinese mats of the house in which I had passed the night.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading A CHANGE OF RESIDENCE This time I was sure I should never find him.
ChinesenounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading I blamed myself for not having looked thoroughly; perhaps I had left him on the ground among the coarse Chinese mats of the house in which I had passed the night.
clothing in general
From this reading Every evening I shook my clothes, uselessly repeating my search.
coarseadjectiveUS /kɔːrs/
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading I blamed myself for not having looked thoroughly; perhaps I had left him on the ground among the coarse Chinese mats of the house in which I had passed the night.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I went three whole days without seeing him.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Every evening I shook my clothes, uselessly repeating my search.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every evening I shook my clothes, uselessly repeating my search.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading A CHANGE OF RESIDENCE This time I was sure I should never find him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I blamed myself for not having looked thoroughly; perhaps I had left him on the ground among the coarse Chinese mats of the house in which I had passed the night.
set up or found
From this reading I would have given ten years of my life, and paid a large sum of money, to have found him.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I would have given ten years of my life, and paid a large sum of money, to have found him.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading I blamed myself for not having looked thoroughly; perhaps I had left him on the ground among the coarse Chinese mats of the house in which I had passed the night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I blamed myself for not having looked thoroughly; perhaps I had left him on the ground among the coarse Chinese mats of the house in which I had passed the night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I would have given ten years of my life, and paid a large sum of money, to have found him.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I blamed myself for not having looked thoroughly; perhaps I had left him on the ground among the coarse Chinese mats of the house in which I had passed the night.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A CHANGE OF RESIDENCE This time I was sure I should never find him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I blamed myself for not having looked thoroughly; perhaps I had left him on the ground among the coarse Chinese mats of the house in which I had passed the night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A CHANGE OF RESIDENCE This time I was sure I should never find him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I blamed myself for not having looked thoroughly; perhaps I had left him on the ground among the coarse Chinese mats of the house in which I had passed the night.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I would have given ten years of my life, and paid a large sum of money, to have found him.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I blamed myself for not having looked thoroughly; perhaps I had left him on the ground among the coarse Chinese mats of the house in which I had passed the night.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I would have given ten years of my life, and paid a large sum of money, to have found him.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I blamed myself for not having looked thoroughly; perhaps I had left him on the ground among the coarse Chinese mats of the house in which I had passed the night.
matsnounUS /mæts/
plural of “mat” — a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
From this reading I blamed myself for not having looked thoroughly; perhaps I had left him on the ground among the coarse Chinese mats of the house in which I had passed the night.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading I would have given ten years of my life, and paid a large sum of money, to have found him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Every evening I shook my clothes, uselessly repeating my search.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I blamed myself for not having looked thoroughly; perhaps I had left him on the ground among the coarse Chinese mats of the house in which I had passed the night.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading A CHANGE OF RESIDENCE This time I was sure I should never find him.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I blamed myself for not having looked thoroughly; perhaps I had left him on the ground among the coarse Chinese mats of the house in which I had passed the night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I blamed myself for not having looked thoroughly; perhaps I had left him on the ground among the coarse Chinese mats of the house in which I had passed the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CHANGE OF RESIDENCE This time I was sure I should never find him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I blamed myself for not having looked thoroughly; perhaps I had left him on the ground among the coarse Chinese mats of the house in which I had passed the night.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading I would have given ten years of my life, and paid a large sum of money, to have found him.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading I blamed myself for not having looked thoroughly; perhaps I had left him on the ground among the coarse Chinese mats of the house in which I had passed the night.
by chance
From this reading I blamed myself for not having looked thoroughly; perhaps I had left him on the ground among the coarse Chinese mats of the house in which I had passed the night.
repeatingnounUS /rɪˈpiːtɪŋ/
the act of doing or performing again
From this reading Every evening I shook my clothes, uselessly repeating my search.
RESIDENCEnounUS /ˈrezɪdəns/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading A CHANGE OF RESIDENCE This time I was sure I should never find him.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Every evening I shook my clothes, uselessly repeating my search.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading I went three whole days without seeing him.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Every evening I shook my clothes, uselessly repeating my search.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading A CHANGE OF RESIDENCE This time I was sure I should never find him.
a quantity of money
From this reading I would have given ten years of my life, and paid a large sum of money, to have found him.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading A CHANGE OF RESIDENCE This time I was sure I should never find him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I would have given ten years of my life, and paid a large sum of money, to have found him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I blamed myself for not having looked thoroughly; perhaps I had left him on the ground among the coarse Chinese mats of the house in which I had passed the night.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A CHANGE OF RESIDENCE This time I was sure I should never find him.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading I blamed myself for not having looked thoroughly; perhaps I had left him on the ground among the coarse Chinese mats of the house in which I had passed the night.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I went three whole days without seeing him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A CHANGE OF RESIDENCE This time I was sure I should never find him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I would have given ten years of my life, and paid a large sum of money, to have found him.
uselesslyadverb
in a useless manner
From this reading Every evening I shook my clothes, uselessly repeating my search.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A CHANGE OF RESIDENCE This time I was sure I should never find him.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went three whole days without seeing him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I blamed myself for not having looked thoroughly; perhaps I had left him on the ground among the coarse Chinese mats of the house in which I had passed the night.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I went three whole days without seeing him.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I went three whole days without seeing him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would have given ten years of my life, and paid a large sum of money, to have found him.
a late time of life
From this reading I would have given ten years of my life, and paid a large sum of money, to have found him.
