used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BROKEN-HEARTED WOMAN The man in the corner called for another glass of milk, and drank it down slowly before he resumed:
to or in a foreign country
From this reading "Now Lord Arthur lives mostly abroad," he said.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "Mystery!" he added as if in answer to Polly's own thoughts.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "His poor, suffering wife died the day after he was liberated by the magistrate.
(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 She never recovered consciousness even sufficiently to hear the joyful news that the man she loved so well was innocent after all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A BROKEN-HEARTED WOMAN The man in the corner called for another glass of milk, and drank it down slowly before he resumed:
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading A BROKEN-HEARTED WOMAN The man in the corner called for another glass of milk, and drank it down slowly before he resumed:
react verbally
From this reading "Mystery!" he added as if in answer to Polly's own thoughts.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading "Now Lord Arthur lives mostly abroad," he said.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Mystery!" he added as if in answer to Polly's own thoughts.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A BROKEN-HEARTED WOMAN The man in the corner called for another glass of milk, and drank it down slowly before he resumed:
BROKEN-HEARTED
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From this reading A BROKEN-HEARTED WOMAN The man in the corner called for another glass of milk, and drank it down slowly before he resumed:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "His poor, suffering wife died the day after he was liberated by the magistrate.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A BROKEN-HEARTED WOMAN The man in the corner called for another glass of milk, and drank it down slowly before he resumed:
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading She never recovered consciousness even sufficiently to hear the joyful news that the man she loved so well was innocent after all.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading A BROKEN-HEARTED WOMAN The man in the corner called for another glass of milk, and drank it down slowly before he resumed:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "His poor, suffering wife died the day after he was liberated by the magistrate.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "His poor, suffering wife died the day after he was liberated by the magistrate.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A BROKEN-HEARTED WOMAN The man in the corner called for another glass of milk, and drank it down slowly before he resumed:
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading A BROKEN-HEARTED WOMAN The man in the corner called for another glass of milk, and drank it down slowly before he resumed:
divisible by two
From this reading She never recovered consciousness even sufficiently to hear the joyful news that the man she loved so well was innocent after all.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A BROKEN-HEARTED WOMAN The man in the corner called for another glass of milk, and drank it down slowly before he resumed:
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading A BROKEN-HEARTED WOMAN The man in the corner called for another glass of milk, and drank it down slowly before he resumed:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A BROKEN-HEARTED WOMAN The man in the corner called for another glass of milk, and drank it down slowly before he resumed:
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading She never recovered consciousness even sufficiently to hear the joyful news that the man she loved so well was innocent after all.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "His poor, suffering wife died the day after he was liberated by the magistrate.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Mystery!" he added as if in answer to Polly's own thoughts.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A BROKEN-HEARTED WOMAN The man in the corner called for another glass of milk, and drank it down slowly before he resumed:
free from evil or guilt
From this reading She never recovered consciousness even sufficiently to hear the joyful news that the man she loved so well was innocent after all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A BROKEN-HEARTED WOMAN The man in the corner called for another glass of milk, and drank it down slowly before he resumed:
joyfuladjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/
full of or producing joy
From this reading She never recovered consciousness even sufficiently to hear the joyful news that the man she loved so well was innocent after all.
liberatedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪbɜːreɪtɪd/
(of a gas e.g.) released from chemical combination
From this reading "His poor, suffering wife died the day after he was liberated by the magistrate.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Now Lord Arthur lives mostly abroad," he said.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Now Lord Arthur lives mostly abroad," he said.
held dear
From this reading She never recovered consciousness even sufficiently to hear the joyful news that the man she loved so well was innocent after all.
magistratenounUS /ˈmædʒəstreɪt/
a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
From this reading "His poor, suffering wife died the day after he was liberated by the magistrate.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A BROKEN-HEARTED WOMAN The man in the corner called for another glass of milk, and drank it down slowly before he resumed:
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading A BROKEN-HEARTED WOMAN The man in the corner called for another glass of milk, and drank it down slowly before he resumed:
mostlyadverbUS /ˈmoʊstli/
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading "Now Lord Arthur lives mostly abroad," he said.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading "Mystery!" he added as if in answer to Polly's own thoughts.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She never recovered consciousness even sufficiently to hear the joyful news that the man she loved so well was innocent after all.
information about recent and important events
From this reading She never recovered consciousness even sufficiently to hear the joyful news that the man she loved so well was innocent after all.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now Lord Arthur lives mostly abroad," he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BROKEN-HEARTED WOMAN The man in the corner called for another glass of milk, and drank it down slowly before he resumed:
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Mystery!" he added as if in answer to Polly's own thoughts.
Polly's
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From this reading "Mystery!" he added as if in answer to Polly's own thoughts.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "His poor, suffering wife died the day after he was liberated by the magistrate.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading She never recovered consciousness even sufficiently to hear the joyful news that the man she loved so well was innocent after all.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading A BROKEN-HEARTED WOMAN The man in the corner called for another glass of milk, and drank it down slowly before he resumed:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now Lord Arthur lives mostly abroad," he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She never recovered consciousness even sufficiently to hear the joyful news that the man she loved so well was innocent after all.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading A BROKEN-HEARTED WOMAN The man in the corner called for another glass of milk, and drank it down slowly before he resumed:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She never recovered consciousness even sufficiently to hear the joyful news that the man she loved so well was innocent after all.
a state of acute pain
From this reading "His poor, suffering wife died the day after he was liberated by the magistrate.
to a sufficient degree
From this reading She never recovered consciousness even sufficiently to hear the joyful news that the man she loved so well was innocent after all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She never recovered consciousness even sufficiently to hear the joyful news that the man she loved so well was innocent after all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BROKEN-HEARTED WOMAN The man in the corner called for another glass of milk, and drank it down slowly before he resumed:
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Mystery!" he added as if in answer to Polly's own thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She never recovered consciousness even sufficiently to hear the joyful news that the man she loved so well was innocent after all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "His poor, suffering wife died the day after he was liberated by the magistrate.
(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 She never recovered consciousness even sufficiently to hear the joyful news that the man she loved so well was innocent after all.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "His poor, suffering wife died the day after he was liberated by the magistrate.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A BROKEN-HEARTED WOMAN The man in the corner called for another glass of milk, and drank it down slowly before he resumed:
