used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It fell upon Job himself first, lending a sparkle to his silver hair, and a light to his steady eyes.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
Ailie
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From this reading And just as it was taking itself away from Job Kippis' hands, busied with some tough army-cloth, the door opened, and Ailie bounded in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It fell upon Job himself first, lending a sparkle to his silver hair, and a light to his steady eyes.
aquilineadjective
curved down like an eagle's beak
From this reading It cast his shadow behind on the bare wall, and crept over the aquiline face of the Duke's portrait over the fireplace.
army-cloth
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From this reading And just as it was taking itself away from Job Kippis' hands, busied with some tough army-cloth, the door opened, and Ailie bounded in.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And just as it was taking itself away from Job Kippis' hands, busied with some tough army-cloth, the door opened, and Ailie bounded in.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And just as it was taking itself away from Job Kippis' hands, busied with some tough army-cloth, the door opened, and Ailie bounded in.
completely unclothed
From this reading It cast his shadow behind on the bare wall, and crept over the aquiline face of the Duke's portrait over the fireplace.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It cast his shadow behind on the bare wall, and crept over the aquiline face of the Duke's portrait over the fireplace.
boundedadjectiveUS /ˈbaʊndəd/
having the limits or boundaries established
From this reading And just as it was taking itself away from Job Kippis' hands, busied with some tough army-cloth, the door opened, and Ailie bounded in.
brightlyadverbUS /ˈbraɪtli/
with brightness
From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
busiedverbUS /ˈbɪzid/
inflected form of “busy” — keep busy with
From this reading And just as it was taking itself away from Job Kippis' hands, busied with some tough army-cloth, the door opened, and Ailie bounded in.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
put or send forth
From this reading It cast his shadow behind on the bare wall, and crept over the aquiline face of the Duke's portrait over the fireplace.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading And just as it was taking itself away from Job Kippis' hands, busied with some tough army-cloth, the door opened, and Ailie bounded in.
Duke'snounUS /duːks/
possessive form of “duke” — a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading It cast his shadow behind on the bare wall, and crept over the aquiline face of the Duke's portrait over the fireplace.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
opinion or judgment
From this reading It fell upon Job himself first, lending a sparkle to his silver hair, and a light to his steady eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It cast his shadow behind on the bare wall, and crept over the aquiline face of the Duke's portrait over the fireplace.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading It fell upon Job himself first, lending a sparkle to his silver hair, and a light to his steady eyes.
fireplacenounUS /ˈfaɪərpleɪs/
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading It cast his shadow behind on the bare wall, and crept over the aquiline face of the Duke's portrait over the fireplace.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It fell upon Job himself first, lending a sparkle to his silver hair, and a light to his steady eyes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And just as it was taking itself away from Job Kippis' hands, busied with some tough army-cloth, the door opened, and Ailie bounded in.
garretnounUS /ˈɡerɪt/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading It fell upon Job himself first, lending a sparkle to his silver hair, and a light to his steady eyes.
half-veiled
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From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading And just as it was taking itself away from Job Kippis' hands, busied with some tough army-cloth, the door opened, and Ailie bounded in.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It fell upon Job himself first, lending a sparkle to his silver hair, and a light to his steady eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It fell upon Job himself first, lending a sparkle to his silver hair, and a light to his steady eyes.
homewardadverbUS /ˈhoʊmwərd/
toward home
From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
HOR
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From this reading WHAT HOR WANTED.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And just as it was taking itself away from Job Kippis' hands, busied with some tough army-cloth, the door opened, and Ailie bounded in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It fell upon Job himself first, lending a sparkle to his silver hair, and a light to his steady eyes.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And just as it was taking itself away from Job Kippis' hands, busied with some tough army-cloth, the door opened, and Ailie bounded in.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
Josie
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From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
and nothing more
From this reading And just as it was taking itself away from Job Kippis' hands, busied with some tough army-cloth, the door opened, and Ailie bounded in.
Kippis
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From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
immediately past
From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
lazilyadverbUS /ˈlæzəli/
in a slow and lazy manner
From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
lendingnounUS /ˈlendɪŋ/
disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned
From this reading It fell upon Job himself first, lending a sparkle to his silver hair, and a light to his steady eyes.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It fell upon Job himself first, lending a sparkle to his silver hair, and a light to his steady eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading And just as it was taking itself away from Job Kippis' hands, busied with some tough army-cloth, the door opened, and Ailie bounded in.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It cast his shadow behind on the bare wall, and crept over the aquiline face of the Duke's portrait over the fireplace.
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading It cast his shadow behind on the bare wall, and crept over the aquiline face of the Duke's portrait over the fireplace.
raynounUS /reɪ/
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
Identical; not different.
From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading It cast his shadow behind on the bare wall, and crept over the aquiline face of the Duke's portrait over the fireplace.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading It fell upon Job himself first, lending a sparkle to his silver hair, and a light to his steady eyes.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And just as it was taking itself away from Job Kippis' hands, busied with some tough army-cloth, the door opened, and Ailie bounded in.
sparkleverbUS /ˈspɑːrkəl/
reflect brightly
From this reading It fell upon Job himself first, lending a sparkle to his silver hair, and a light to his steady eyes.
make steady
From this reading It fell upon Job himself first, lending a sparkle to his silver hair, and a light to his steady eyes.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading And just as it was taking itself away from Job Kippis' hands, busied with some tough army-cloth, the door opened, and Ailie bounded in.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
Therlock
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From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It fell upon Job himself first, lending a sparkle to his silver hair, and a light to his steady eyes.
toughadjectiveUS /tʌf/
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading And just as it was taking itself away from Job Kippis' hands, busied with some tough army-cloth, the door opened, and Ailie bounded in.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It fell upon Job himself first, lending a sparkle to his silver hair, and a light to his steady eyes.
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 It cast his shadow behind on the bare wall, and crept over the aquiline face of the Duke's portrait over the fireplace.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading WHAT HOR WANTED.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And just as it was taking itself away from Job Kippis' hands, busied with some tough army-cloth, the door opened, and Ailie bounded in.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT HOR WANTED.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
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 THAT same afternoon, the last ray of the setting sun, which shone brightly on Josie Therlock during her happy homeward journey, crept lazily, half-veiled by smoke, through the window of Job Kippis' garret.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And just as it was taking itself away from Job Kippis' hands, busied with some tough army-cloth, the door opened, and Ailie bounded in.
