used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I say "happily," and repeat that my brother's death was a great blessing to him.
(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 Ever since that night he wrote for two months, without leaving his chair, refusing all food, weeping and scolding whenever we wheeled him away from his table even for a short time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I say "happily," and repeat that my brother's death was a great blessing to him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Ever since that night he wrote for two months, without leaving his chair, refusing all food, weeping and scolding whenever we wheeled him away from his table even for a short time.
blessingnounUS /ˈblesɪŋ/
the formal act of approving
From this reading I say "happily," and repeat that my brother's death was a great blessing to him.
brother'snounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading I say "happily," and repeat that my brother's death was a great blessing to him.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Ever since that night he wrote for two months, without leaving his chair, refusing all food, weeping and scolding whenever we wheeled him away from his table even for a short time.
creativeadjectiveUS /kriˈeɪtɪv/
having the ability or power to create
From this reading A cripple with no legs, palsied, with a smitten soul, he was terrible and piteous in his senseless creative ecstasy.
crippleverbUS /ˈkrɪpəl/
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
From this reading A cripple with no legs, palsied, with a smitten soul, he was terrible and piteous in his senseless creative ecstasy.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading I say "happily," and repeat that my brother's death was a great blessing to him.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Happily he died last week on Friday.
ecstasynounUS /ˈekstəsi/
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading A cripple with no legs, palsied, with a smitten soul, he was terrible and piteous in his senseless creative ecstasy.
divisible by two
From this reading Ever since that night he wrote for two months, without leaving his chair, refusing all food, weeping and scolding whenever we wheeled him away from his table even for a short time.
at any time
From this reading Ever since that night he wrote for two months, without leaving his chair, refusing all food, weeping and scolding whenever we wheeled him away from his table even for a short time.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Ever since that night he wrote for two months, without leaving his chair, refusing all food, weeping and scolding whenever we wheeled him away from his table even for a short time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ever since that night he wrote for two months, without leaving his chair, refusing all food, weeping and scolding whenever we wheeled him away from his table even for a short time.
FRAGMENTnounUS /ˈfræɡ.mənt/
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading FRAGMENT X ...
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading Happily he died last week on Friday.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ever since that night he wrote for two months, without leaving his chair, refusing all food, weeping and scolding whenever we wheeled him away from his table even for a short time.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I say "happily," and repeat that my brother's death was a great blessing to him.
HappilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading Happily he died last week on Friday.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Happily he died last week on Friday.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I say "happily," and repeat that my brother's death was a great blessing to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A cripple with no legs, palsied, with a smitten soul, he was terrible and piteous in his senseless creative ecstasy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say "happily," and repeat that my brother's death was a great blessing to him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A cripple with no legs, palsied, with a smitten soul, he was terrible and piteous in his senseless creative ecstasy.
immediately past
From this reading Happily he died last week on Friday.
the act of departing
From this reading Ever since that night he wrote for two months, without leaving his chair, refusing all food, weeping and scolding whenever we wheeled him away from his table even for a short time.
staying power
From this reading A cripple with no legs, palsied, with a smitten soul, he was terrible and piteous in his senseless creative ecstasy.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Ever since that night he wrote for two months, without leaving his chair, refusing all food, weeping and scolding whenever we wheeled him away from his table even for a short time.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I say "happily," and repeat that my brother's death was a great blessing to him.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Ever since that night he wrote for two months, without leaving his chair, refusing all food, weeping and scolding whenever we wheeled him away from his table even for a short time.
not any; not one
From this reading A cripple with no legs, palsied, with a smitten soul, he was terrible and piteous in his senseless creative ecstasy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Happily he died last week on Friday.
palsiedadjective
affected with palsy or uncontrollable tremor
From this reading A cripple with no legs, palsied, with a smitten soul, he was terrible and piteous in his senseless creative ecstasy.
piteousadjective
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading A cripple with no legs, palsied, with a smitten soul, he was terrible and piteous in his senseless creative ecstasy.
refusingverbUS /rəˈfjuːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading Ever since that night he wrote for two months, without leaving his chair, refusing all food, weeping and scolding whenever we wheeled him away from his table even for a short time.
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading I say "happily," and repeat that my brother's death was a great blessing to him.
express in words
From this reading I say "happily," and repeat that my brother's death was a great blessing to him.
scoldingnounUS /ˈskoʊldɪŋ/
rebuking a person harshly
From this reading Ever since that night he wrote for two months, without leaving his chair, refusing all food, weeping and scolding whenever we wheeled him away from his table even for a short time.
senselessadjectiveUS /ˈsensləs/
not marked by the use of reason
From this reading A cripple with no legs, palsied, with a smitten soul, he was terrible and piteous in his senseless creative ecstasy.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Ever since that night he wrote for two months, without leaving his chair, refusing all food, weeping and scolding whenever we wheeled him away from his table even for a short time.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ever since that night he wrote for two months, without leaving his chair, refusing all food, weeping and scolding whenever we wheeled him away from his table even for a short time.
smittenadjectiveUS /ˈsmɪtən/
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading A cripple with no legs, palsied, with a smitten soul, he was terrible and piteous in his senseless creative ecstasy.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading A cripple with no legs, palsied, with a smitten soul, he was terrible and piteous in his senseless creative ecstasy.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Ever since that night he wrote for two months, without leaving his chair, refusing all food, weeping and scolding whenever we wheeled him away from his table even for a short time.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading A cripple with no legs, palsied, with a smitten soul, he was terrible and piteous in his senseless creative ecstasy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I say "happily," and repeat that my brother's death was a great blessing to him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Ever since that night he wrote for two months, without leaving his chair, refusing all food, weeping and scolding whenever we wheeled him away from his table even for a short time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I say "happily," and repeat that my brother's death was a great blessing to him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Ever since that night he wrote for two months, without leaving his chair, refusing all food, weeping and scolding whenever we wheeled him away from his table even for a short time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I say "happily," and repeat that my brother's death was a great blessing to him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Ever since that night he wrote for two months, without leaving his chair, refusing all food, weeping and scolding whenever we wheeled him away from his table even for a short time.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Happily he died last week on Friday.
showing sorrow
From this reading Ever since that night he wrote for two months, without leaving his chair, refusing all food, weeping and scolding whenever we wheeled him away from his table even for a short time.
wheeledadjectiveUS /wiːld/
having wheels; often used in combination
From this reading Ever since that night he wrote for two months, without leaving his chair, refusing all food, weeping and scolding whenever we wheeled him away from his table even for a short time.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Ever since that night he wrote for two months, without leaving his chair, refusing all food, weeping and scolding whenever we wheeled him away from his table even for a short time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A cripple with no legs, palsied, with a smitten soul, he was terrible and piteous in his senseless creative ecstasy.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Ever since that night he wrote for two months, without leaving his chair, refusing all food, weeping and scolding whenever we wheeled him away from his table even for a short time.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Ever since that night he wrote for two months, without leaving his chair, refusing all food, weeping and scolding whenever we wheeled him away from his table even for a short time.
XnounUS /eks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading FRAGMENT X ...