used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ON THE ROAD I A dead weight lay on Norah’s heart; the child beneath her heart was a burden.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She knew, however, that she could not conceal her plight much longer, and she wanted to run away and hide.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading But even yet (it was now the month of August) those in Micky’s Jim’s squad did not suspect her condition.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She knew, however, that she could not conceal her plight much longer, and she wanted to run away and hide.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading How could she endure the glance of her country people, of Micky’s Jim and Maire a Glan, when the truth became known?
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading ON THE ROAD I A dead weight lay on Norah’s heart; the child beneath her heart was a burden.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading ON THE ROAD I A dead weight lay on Norah’s heart; the child beneath her heart was a burden.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But even yet (it was now the month of August) those in Micky’s Jim’s squad did not suspect her condition.
a young person of either sex
From this reading ON THE ROAD I A dead weight lay on Norah’s heart; the child beneath her heart was a burden.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading She knew, however, that she could not conceal her plight much longer, and she wanted to run away and hide.
a state at a particular time
From this reading But even yet (it was now the month of August) those in Micky’s Jim’s squad did not suspect her condition.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She knew, however, that she could not conceal her plight much longer, and she wanted to run away and hide.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading How could she endure the glance of her country people, of Micky’s Jim and Maire a Glan, when the truth became known?
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading ON THE ROAD I A dead weight lay on Norah’s heart; the child beneath her heart was a burden.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But even yet (it was now the month of August) those in Micky’s Jim’s squad did not suspect her condition.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading How could she endure the glance of her country people, of Micky’s Jim and Maire a Glan, when the truth became known?
divisible by two
From this reading But even yet (it was now the month of August) those in Micky’s Jim’s squad did not suspect her condition.
Glan
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From this reading How could she endure the glance of her country people, of Micky’s Jim and Maire a Glan, when the truth became known?
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading How could she endure the glance of her country people, of Micky’s Jim and Maire a Glan, when the truth became known?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading ON THE ROAD I A dead weight lay on Norah’s heart; the child beneath her heart was a burden.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ON THE ROAD I A dead weight lay on Norah’s heart; the child beneath her heart was a burden.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading She knew, however, that she could not conceal her plight much longer, and she wanted to run away and hide.
How
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From this reading How could she endure the glance of her country people, of Micky’s Jim and Maire a Glan, when the truth became known?
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She knew, however, that she could not conceal her plight much longer, and she wanted to run away and hide.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ON THE ROAD I A dead weight lay on Norah’s heart; the child beneath her heart was a burden.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But even yet (it was now the month of August) those in Micky’s Jim’s squad did not suspect her condition.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But even yet (it was now the month of August) those in Micky’s Jim’s squad did not suspect her condition.
Jim
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From this reading How could she endure the glance of her country people, of Micky’s Jim and Maire a Glan, when the truth became known?
Jim's
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From this reading But even yet (it was now the month of August) those in Micky’s Jim’s squad did not suspect her condition.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She knew, however, that she could not conceal her plight much longer, and she wanted to run away and hide.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading How could she endure the glance of her country people, of Micky’s Jim and Maire a Glan, when the truth became known?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ON THE ROAD I A dead weight lay on Norah’s heart; the child beneath her heart was a burden.
for more time
From this reading She knew, however, that she could not conceal her plight much longer, and she wanted to run away and hide.
Maire
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From this reading How could she endure the glance of her country people, of Micky’s Jim and Maire a Glan, when the truth became known?
Micky's
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From this reading But even yet (it was now the month of August) those in Micky’s Jim’s squad did not suspect her condition.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading But even yet (it was now the month of August) those in Micky’s Jim’s squad did not suspect her condition.
Morrison'snounUS /ˈmɔːrɪsənz/
possessive form of “morrison” — United States rock singer (1943-1971)
From this reading The squad would soon set off to Morrison’s.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She knew, however, that she could not conceal her plight much longer, and she wanted to run away and hide.
Norah's
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From this reading ON THE ROAD I A dead weight lay on Norah’s heart; the child beneath her heart was a burden.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But even yet (it was now the month of August) those in Micky’s Jim’s squad did not suspect her condition.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But even yet (it was now the month of August) those in Micky’s Jim’s squad did not suspect her condition.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But even yet (it was now the month of August) those in Micky’s Jim’s squad did not suspect her condition.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The squad would soon set off to Morrison’s.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE ROAD I A dead weight lay on Norah’s heart; the child beneath her heart was a burden.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading How could she endure the glance of her country people, of Micky’s Jim and Maire a Glan, when the truth became known?
plightnounUS /plaɪt/
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
From this reading She knew, however, that she could not conceal her plight much longer, and she wanted to run away and hide.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading ON THE ROAD I A dead weight lay on Norah’s heart; the child beneath her heart was a burden.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She knew, however, that she could not conceal her plight much longer, and she wanted to run away and hide.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The squad would soon set off to Morrison’s.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew, however, that she could not conceal her plight much longer, and she wanted to run away and hide.
in the near future
From this reading The squad would soon set off to Morrison’s.
squadnounUS /skwɑːd/
a smallest army unit
From this reading But even yet (it was now the month of August) those in Micky’s Jim’s squad did not suspect her condition.
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading But even yet (it was now the month of August) those in Micky’s Jim’s squad did not suspect her condition.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She knew, however, that she could not conceal her plight much longer, and she wanted to run away and hide.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE ROAD I A dead weight lay on Norah’s heart; the child beneath her heart was a burden.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But even yet (it was now the month of August) those in Micky’s Jim’s squad did not suspect her condition.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She knew, however, that she could not conceal her plight much longer, and she wanted to run away and hide.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading How could she endure the glance of her country people, of Micky’s Jim and Maire a Glan, when the truth became known?
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She knew, however, that she could not conceal her plight much longer, and she wanted to run away and hide.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON THE ROAD I A dead weight lay on Norah’s heart; the child beneath her heart was a burden.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading ON THE ROAD I A dead weight lay on Norah’s heart; the child beneath her heart was a burden.
at the time that
From this reading How could she endure the glance of her country people, of Micky’s Jim and Maire a Glan, when the truth became known?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The squad would soon set off to Morrison’s.
but in spite of that
From this reading But even yet (it was now the month of August) those in Micky’s Jim’s squad did not suspect her condition.
