used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE OX-BLOOD VASE It was a week later, and well after two, in the dullest ebb of earth's deadest hour, when Benson lifted the portiere and stepped into my room.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I had just reached that mildly assuaging point in _Une Nuit de Cleopatre_ where the mysterious arrow, whistling through the palace window of a queen bored almost to extinction, buries itself quivering in the cedar wainscoting above her couch.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE OX-BLOOD VASE It was a week later, and well after two, in the dullest ebb of earth's deadest hour, when Benson lifted the portiere and stepped into my room.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I had just reached that mildly assuaging point in _Une Nuit de Cleopatre_ where the mysterious arrow, whistling through the palace window of a queen bored almost to extinction, buries itself quivering in the cedar wainscoting above her couch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE OX-BLOOD VASE It was a week later, and well after two, in the dullest ebb of earth's deadest hour, when Benson lifted the portiere and stepped into my room.
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading But the incident, this time, seemed to have lost its appeal.
arrownounUS /ˈæroʊ/
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading I had just reached that mildly assuaging point in _Une Nuit de Cleopatre_ where the mysterious arrow, whistling through the palace window of a queen bored almost to extinction, buries itself quivering in the cedar wainscoting above her couch.
assuaging
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I put down the book at which my brain had been scratching like a dog scratching at a closed door.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I put down the book at which my brain had been scratching like a dog scratching at a closed door.
Benson
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading I put down the book at which my brain had been scratching like a dog scratching at a closed door.
boredadjectiveUS /bɔːrd/
tired of the world
From this reading I had just reached that mildly assuaging point in _Une Nuit de Cleopatre_ where the mysterious arrow, whistling through the palace window of a queen bored almost to extinction, buries itself quivering in the cedar wainscoting above her couch.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading I put down the book at which my brain had been scratching like a dog scratching at a closed door.
buriesverbUS /ˈberiz/
third-person singular of “bury” — cover from sight
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the incident, this time, seemed to have lost its appeal.
cedarnounUS /ˈsiːdər/
any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading I had just reached that mildly assuaging point in _Une Nuit de Cleopatre_ where the mysterious arrow, whistling through the palace window of a queen bored almost to extinction, buries itself quivering in the cedar wainscoting above her couch.
Cleopatre
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not open or affording passage or access
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couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
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a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
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deadest
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a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading I put down the book at which my brain had been scratching like a dog scratching at a closed door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I put down the book at which my brain had been scratching like a dog scratching at a closed door.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I put down the book at which my brain had been scratching like a dog scratching at a closed door.
dullestadjectiveUS /ˈdʌləst/
superlative of “dull” — lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading THE OX-BLOOD VASE It was a week later, and well after two, in the dullest ebb of earth's deadest hour, when Benson lifted the portiere and stepped into my room.
earth'snounUS /ɜːrθs/
possessive form of “earth” — the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
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ebbverbUS /eb/
flow back or recede
From this reading THE OX-BLOOD VASE It was a week later, and well after two, in the dullest ebb of earth's deadest hour, when Benson lifted the portiere and stepped into my room.
extinctionnounUS /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/
no longer active; extinguished
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Gautier's
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From this reading It was a volume of Gautier's _nouvelles_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I put down the book at which my brain had been scratching like a dog scratching at a closed door.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But the incident, this time, seemed to have lost its appeal.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I had just reached that mildly assuaging point in _Une Nuit de Cleopatre_ where the mysterious arrow, whistling through the palace window of a queen bored almost to extinction, buries itself quivering in the cedar wainscoting above her couch.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading THE OX-BLOOD VASE It was a week later, and well after two, in the dullest ebb of earth's deadest hour, when Benson lifted the portiere and stepped into my room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I put down the book at which my brain had been scratching like a dog scratching at a closed door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE OX-BLOOD VASE It was a week later, and well after two, in the dullest ebb of earth's deadest hour, when Benson lifted the portiere and stepped into my room.
a single distinct event
From this reading But the incident, this time, seemed to have lost its appeal.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE OX-BLOOD VASE It was a week later, and well after two, in the dullest ebb of earth's deadest hour, when Benson lifted the portiere and stepped into my room.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But the incident, this time, seemed to have lost its appeal.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading I had just reached that mildly assuaging point in _Une Nuit de Cleopatre_ where the mysterious arrow, whistling through the palace window of a queen bored almost to extinction, buries itself quivering in the cedar wainscoting above her couch.
and nothing more
From this reading I had just reached that mildly assuaging point in _Une Nuit de Cleopatre_ where the mysterious arrow, whistling through the palace window of a queen bored almost to extinction, buries itself quivering in the cedar wainscoting above her couch.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading THE OX-BLOOD VASE It was a week later, and well after two, in the dullest ebb of earth's deadest hour, when Benson lifted the portiere and stepped into my room.
held up in the air
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prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I put down the book at which my brain had been scratching like a dog scratching at a closed door.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading But the incident, this time, seemed to have lost its appeal.
mildlyadverbUS /ˈmaɪldli/
to a moderate degree
From this reading I had just reached that mildly assuaging point in _Une Nuit de Cleopatre_ where the mysterious arrow, whistling through the palace window of a queen bored almost to extinction, buries itself quivering in the cedar wainscoting above her couch.
belonging to the person speaking
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of an obscure nature
From this reading I had just reached that mildly assuaging point in _Une Nuit de Cleopatre_ where the mysterious arrow, whistling through the palace window of a queen bored almost to extinction, buries itself quivering in the cedar wainscoting above her couch.
nouvelles
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From this reading It was a volume of Gautier's _nouvelles_.
Nuit
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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OX-BLOOD
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a large and stately mansion
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a geometric element that has position but no extension
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portierenoun
a heavy curtain hung across a doorway
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put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I put down the book at which my brain had been scratching like a dog scratching at a closed door.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading I had just reached that mildly assuaging point in _Une Nuit de Cleopatre_ where the mysterious arrow, whistling through the palace window of a queen bored almost to extinction, buries itself quivering in the cedar wainscoting above her couch.
quiveringnounUS /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading I had just reached that mildly assuaging point in _Une Nuit de Cleopatre_ where the mysterious arrow, whistling through the palace window of a queen bored almost to extinction, buries itself quivering in the cedar wainscoting above her couch.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
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an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE OX-BLOOD VASE It was a week later, and well after two, in the dullest ebb of earth's deadest hour, when Benson lifted the portiere and stepped into my room.
scratchingnounUS /ˈskrætʃɪŋ/
a harsh noise made by scraping
From this reading I put down the book at which my brain had been scratching like a dog scratching at a closed door.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But the incident, this time, seemed to have lost its appeal.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading THE OX-BLOOD VASE It was a week later, and well after two, in the dullest ebb of earth's deadest hour, when Benson lifted the portiere and stepped into my room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had just reached that mildly assuaging point in _Une Nuit de Cleopatre_ where the mysterious arrow, whistling through the palace window of a queen bored almost to extinction, buries itself quivering in the cedar wainscoting above her couch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OX-BLOOD VASE It was a week later, and well after two, in the dullest ebb of earth's deadest hour, when Benson lifted the portiere and stepped into my room.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But the incident, this time, seemed to have lost its appeal.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I had just reached that mildly assuaging point in _Une Nuit de Cleopatre_ where the mysterious arrow, whistling through the palace window of a queen bored almost to extinction, buries itself quivering in the cedar wainscoting above her couch.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But the incident, this time, seemed to have lost its appeal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had just reached that mildly assuaging point in _Une Nuit de Cleopatre_ where the mysterious arrow, whistling through the palace window of a queen bored almost to extinction, buries itself quivering in the cedar wainscoting above her couch.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
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Une
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VASEnounUS /veɪs/
an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
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the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading It was a volume of Gautier's _nouvelles_.
wainscotingnoun
a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)
From this reading I had just reached that mildly assuaging point in _Une Nuit de Cleopatre_ where the mysterious arrow, whistling through the palace window of a queen bored almost to extinction, buries itself quivering in the cedar wainscoting above her couch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE OX-BLOOD VASE It was a week later, and well after two, in the dullest ebb of earth's deadest hour, when Benson lifted the portiere and stepped into my room.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading THE OX-BLOOD VASE It was a week later, and well after two, in the dullest ebb of earth's deadest hour, when Benson lifted the portiere and stepped into my room.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading THE OX-BLOOD VASE It was a week later, and well after two, in the dullest ebb of earth's deadest hour, when Benson lifted the portiere and stepped into my room.
at the time that
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in or at the place that
From this reading I had just reached that mildly assuaging point in _Une Nuit de Cleopatre_ where the mysterious arrow, whistling through the palace window of a queen bored almost to extinction, buries itself quivering in the cedar wainscoting above her couch.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I put down the book at which my brain had been scratching like a dog scratching at a closed door.
whistlingnounUS /ˈwɪslɪŋ/
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading I had just reached that mildly assuaging point in _Une Nuit de Cleopatre_ where the mysterious arrow, whistling through the palace window of a queen bored almost to extinction, buries itself quivering in the cedar wainscoting above her couch.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading I had just reached that mildly assuaging point in _Une Nuit de Cleopatre_ where the mysterious arrow, whistling through the palace window of a queen bored almost to extinction, buries itself quivering in the cedar wainscoting above her couch.
