used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I can assure you,” said I, “that it will take a very tangible ghost to frighten me.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I stood up before the fire with my glass in my hand.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “It is your own choosing,” said the man with the withered arm, and glanced at me askance.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Eight-and-twenty years,” said I, “I have lived, and never a ghost have I seen as yet.”
askanceadverbUS /əˈskæns/
with suspicion or disapproval
From this reading “It is your own choosing,” said the man with the withered arm, and glanced at me askance.
make certain of
From this reading “I can assure you,” said I, “that it will take a very tangible ghost to frighten me.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It is your own choosing,” said the man with the withered arm, and glanced at me askance.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And I stood up before the fire with my glass in my hand.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I can assure you,” said I, “that it will take a very tangible ghost to frighten me.”
choosingverbUS /ˈtʃuːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “It is your own choosing,” said the man with the withered arm, and glanced at me askance.
Eight-and-twenty
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From this reading “Eight-and-twenty years,” said I, “I have lived, and never a ghost have I seen as yet.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading The old woman sat staring hard into the fire, her pale eyes wide open.
start firing a weapon
From this reading And I stood up before the fire with my glass in my hand.
frightenverbUS /ˈfraɪtən/
cause fear in
From this reading “I can assure you,” said I, “that it will take a very tangible ghost to frighten me.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “I can assure you,” said I, “that it will take a very tangible ghost to frighten me.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “It is your own choosing,” said the man with the withered arm, and glanced at me askance.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading And I stood up before the fire with my glass in my hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading And I stood up before the fire with my glass in my hand.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The old woman sat staring hard into the fire, her pale eyes wide open.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Eight-and-twenty years,” said I, “I have lived, and never a ghost have I seen as yet.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The old woman sat staring hard into the fire, her pale eyes wide open.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can assure you,” said I, “that it will take a very tangible ghost to frighten me.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And I stood up before the fire with my glass in my hand.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The old woman sat staring hard into the fire, her pale eyes wide open.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is your own choosing,” said the man with the withered arm, and glanced at me askance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I can assure you,” said I, “that it will take a very tangible ghost to frighten me.”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Eight-and-twenty years,” said I, “I have lived, and never a ghost have I seen as yet.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “It is your own choosing,” said the man with the withered arm, and glanced at me askance.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I can assure you,” said I, “that it will take a very tangible ghost to frighten me.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And I stood up before the fire with my glass in my hand.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Eight-and-twenty years,” said I, “I have lived, and never a ghost have I seen as yet.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old woman sat staring hard into the fire, her pale eyes wide open.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The old woman sat staring hard into the fire, her pale eyes wide open.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “It is your own choosing,” said the man with the withered arm, and glanced at me askance.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The old woman sat staring hard into the fire, her pale eyes wide open.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I can assure you,” said I, “that it will take a very tangible ghost to frighten me.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The old woman sat staring hard into the fire, her pale eyes wide open.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Eight-and-twenty years,” said I, “I have lived, and never a ghost have I seen as yet.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading The old woman sat staring hard into the fire, her pale eyes wide open.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading And I stood up before the fire with my glass in my hand.
carry out
From this reading “I can assure you,” said I, “that it will take a very tangible ghost to frighten me.”
tangibleadjectiveUS /ˈtændʒəbəl/
perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch
From this reading “I can assure you,” said I, “that it will take a very tangible ghost to frighten me.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I can assure you,” said I, “that it will take a very tangible ghost to frighten me.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And I stood up before the fire with my glass in my hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I can assure you,” said I, “that it will take a very tangible ghost to frighten me.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And I stood up before the fire with my glass in my hand.
precisely as stated
From this reading “I can assure you,” said I, “that it will take a very tangible ghost to frighten me.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The old woman sat staring hard into the fire, her pale eyes wide open.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I can assure you,” said I, “that it will take a very tangible ghost to frighten me.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading And I stood up before the fire with my glass in my hand.
witheredadjectiveUS /ˈwɪðərd/
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading “It is your own choosing,” said the man with the withered arm, and glanced at me askance.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The old woman sat staring hard into the fire, her pale eyes wide open.
a late time of life
From this reading “Eight-and-twenty years,” said I, “I have lived, and never a ghost have I seen as yet.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Eight-and-twenty years,” said I, “I have lived, and never a ghost have I seen as yet.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I can assure you,” said I, “that it will take a very tangible ghost to frighten me.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It is your own choosing,” said the man with the withered arm, and glanced at me askance.
