Chapter IV · Chapter 4

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

later than; following

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.

in the past

From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.

(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 Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Only one building had been left unburned and this, before the war, had been the cabin of an overseer.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.

From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.

floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

plural of “barn” — an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Only one building had been left unburned and this, before the war, had been the cabin of an overseer.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Only one building had been left unburned and this, before the war, had been the cabin of an overseer.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.

darkened by smoke

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

inflected form of “bleed” — lose blood from one's body

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

the two together, not just one

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading Only one building had been left unburned and this, before the war, had been the cabin of an overseer.

placed in a grave

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.

small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

From this reading Only one building had been left unburned and this, before the war, had been the cabin of an overseer.

plural of “cabin” — small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.

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From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.

the overhead upper surface of a covered space

From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.

plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.

a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

in a close relation or position in time or space

From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.

plural of “crib” — baby bed with high sides made of slats

From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.

a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space

From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.

dearly loved

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.

in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion

From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)

From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.

past form of “gain” — obtain

From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.

plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down

From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.

large or big relative to something else

From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.

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 Only one building had been left unburned and this, before the war, had been the cabin of an overseer.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.

deficient in amount or quality or extent

From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.

Recollections of past events.

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.

a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

and nothing more

From this reading Only one building had been left unburned and this, before the war, had been the cabin of an overseer.

a person who directs and manages an organization

From this reading Only one building had been left unburned and this, before the war, had been the cabin of an overseer.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

a full supply

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.

to move about or proceed hurriedly

From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

plural of “serve” — (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.

lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.

be standing; be upright

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

make a strenuous or labored effort

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Only one building had been left unburned and this, before the war, had been the cabin of an overseer.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

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From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.

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From this reading Only one building had been left unburned and this, before the war, had been the cabin of an overseer.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.

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 The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.

which person or people

From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.