used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I couldna sleep in my bed if I thought there was kith or kin o' mine outside on such a night o' blind drift.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading At bedtime, after our chapter from the Bible had been read, my mother barred the door, and said:
(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 All through that night the snow fell unceasingly, and the drifts grew deeper and deeper in the hollows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All through that night the snow fell unceasingly, and the drifts grew deeper and deeper in the hollows.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Let us be thankful, bairns, that we are all at home this night.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At bedtime, after our chapter from the Bible had been read, my mother barred the door, and said:
bairns
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From this reading "Let us be thankful, bairns, that we are all at home this night.
barredadjectiveUS /bɑːrd/
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading At bedtime, after our chapter from the Bible had been read, my mother barred the door, and said:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Let us be thankful, bairns, that we are all at home this night.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I couldna sleep in my bed if I thought there was kith or kin o' mine outside on such a night o' blind drift.
bedtimenounUS /ˈbedtaɪm/
the time you go to bed
From this reading At bedtime, after our chapter from the Bible had been read, my mother barred the door, and said:
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At bedtime, after our chapter from the Bible had been read, my mother barred the door, and said:
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading At bedtime, after our chapter from the Bible had been read, my mother barred the door, and said:
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading I couldna sleep in my bed if I thought there was kith or kin o' mine outside on such a night o' blind drift.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading At bedtime, after our chapter from the Bible had been read, my mother barred the door, and said:
couldna
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From this reading I couldna sleep in my bed if I thought there was kith or kin o' mine outside on such a night o' blind drift.
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading All through that night the snow fell unceasingly, and the drifts grew deeper and deeper in the hollows.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading At bedtime, after our chapter from the Bible had been read, my mother barred the door, and said:
driftverbUS /drɪft/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading I couldna sleep in my bed if I thought there was kith or kin o' mine outside on such a night o' blind drift.
driftsnounUS /drɪfts/
plural of “drift” — a force that moves something along
From this reading All through that night the snow fell unceasingly, and the drifts grew deeper and deeper in the hollows.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading All through that night the snow fell unceasingly, and the drifts grew deeper and deeper in the hollows.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At bedtime, after our chapter from the Bible had been read, my mother barred the door, and said:
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading All through that night the snow fell unceasingly, and the drifts grew deeper and deeper in the hollows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At bedtime, after our chapter from the Bible had been read, my mother barred the door, and said:
hollowsnounUS /ˈhɑːloʊz/
plural of “hollow” — a cavity or space in something
From this reading All through that night the snow fell unceasingly, and the drifts grew deeper and deeper in the hollows.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Let us be thankful, bairns, that we are all at home this night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I couldna sleep in my bed if I thought there was kith or kin o' mine outside on such a night o' blind drift.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I couldna sleep in my bed if I thought there was kith or kin o' mine outside on such a night o' blind drift.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All through that night the snow fell unceasingly, and the drifts grew deeper and deeper in the hollows.
It's
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From this reading It's just terrible."
and nothing more
From this reading It's just terrible."
kinnounUS /kɪn/
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading I couldna sleep in my bed if I thought there was kith or kin o' mine outside on such a night o' blind drift.
kithnoun
your friends and acquaintances
From this reading I couldna sleep in my bed if I thought there was kith or kin o' mine outside on such a night o' blind drift.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let us be thankful, bairns, that we are all at home this night.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I couldna sleep in my bed if I thought there was kith or kin o' mine outside on such a night o' blind drift.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading At bedtime, after our chapter from the Bible had been read, my mother barred the door, and said:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At bedtime, after our chapter from the Bible had been read, my mother barred the door, and said:
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading All through that night the snow fell unceasingly, and the drifts grew deeper and deeper in the hollows.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading I couldna sleep in my bed if I thought there was kith or kin o' mine outside on such a night o' blind drift.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I couldna sleep in my bed if I thought there was kith or kin o' mine outside on such a night o' blind drift.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I couldna sleep in my bed if I thought there was kith or kin o' mine outside on such a night o' blind drift.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading At bedtime, after our chapter from the Bible had been read, my mother barred the door, and said:
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading I couldna sleep in my bed if I thought there was kith or kin o' mine outside on such a night o' blind drift.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading At bedtime, after our chapter from the Bible had been read, my mother barred the door, and said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading At bedtime, after our chapter from the Bible had been read, my mother barred the door, and said:
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I couldna sleep in my bed if I thought there was kith or kin o' mine outside on such a night o' blind drift.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading All through that night the snow fell unceasingly, and the drifts grew deeper and deeper in the hollows.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I couldna sleep in my bed if I thought there was kith or kin o' mine outside on such a night o' blind drift.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading It's just terrible."
thankfuladjectiveUS /ˈθæŋkfəl/
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading "Let us be thankful, bairns, that we are all at home this night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All through that night the snow fell unceasingly, and the drifts grew deeper and deeper in the hollows.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All through that night the snow fell unceasingly, and the drifts grew deeper and deeper in the hollows.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I couldna sleep in my bed if I thought there was kith or kin o' mine outside on such a night o' blind drift.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Let us be thankful, bairns, that we are all at home this night.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I couldna sleep in my bed if I thought there was kith or kin o' mine outside on such a night o' blind drift.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading All through that night the snow fell unceasingly, and the drifts grew deeper and deeper in the hollows.
unceasinglyadverb
with unflagging resolve
From this reading All through that night the snow fell unceasingly, and the drifts grew deeper and deeper in the hollows.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let us be thankful, bairns, that we are all at home this night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I couldna sleep in my bed if I thought there was kith or kin o' mine outside on such a night o' blind drift.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Let us be thankful, bairns, that we are all at home this night.
