adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading YESTERDAY a funeral passed, from the work-house at N—, a quaint sepulture without solemnities.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading They felt no emotion, this husband and wife, only a dull sense of filial duty done, respectability preserved; and above and through all, the bitter but necessary counting the cost of this last bed.
agenounUS /eɪdʒ/
how long something has existed
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 They felt no emotion, this husband and wife, only a dull sense of filial duty done, respectability preserved; and above and through all, the bitter but necessary counting the cost of this last bed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The rough, ungarnished coffin of stained deal lay bare and unsightly on the floor of an old market-cart; a woman sat beside, steadying it with her feet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rough, ungarnished coffin of stained deal lay bare and unsightly on the floor of an old market-cart; a woman sat beside, steadying it with her feet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading YESTERDAY a funeral passed, from the work-house at N—, a quaint sepulture without solemnities.
bareadjectiveUS /ber/
completely unclothed
From this reading The rough, ungarnished coffin of stained deal lay bare and unsightly on the floor of an old market-cart; a woman sat beside, steadying it with her feet.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading They felt no emotion, this husband and wife, only a dull sense of filial duty done, respectability preserved; and above and through all, the bitter but necessary counting the cost of this last bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading The rough, ungarnished coffin of stained deal lay bare and unsightly on the floor of an old market-cart; a woman sat beside, steadying it with her feet.
bitteradjectiveUS /ˈbɪtər/
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading They felt no emotion, this husband and wife, only a dull sense of filial duty done, respectability preserved; and above and through all, the bitter but necessary counting the cost of this last bed.
bringingnounUS /ˈbrɪŋɪŋ/
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
broken-kneed
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From this reading The husband drove; and the most depressed of the three was the horse, a broken-kneed, flea-bitten grey.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They felt no emotion, this husband and wife, only a dull sense of filial duty done, respectability preserved; and above and through all, the bitter but necessary counting the cost of this last bed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
churchyardnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃjɑːrd/
the yard associated with a church
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
coffinnounUS /ˈkɔːfɪn/
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading The rough, ungarnished coffin of stained deal lay bare and unsightly on the floor of an old market-cart; a woman sat beside, steadying it with her feet.
costnounUS /kɑːst/
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading They felt no emotion, this husband and wife, only a dull sense of filial duty done, respectability preserved; and above and through all, the bitter but necessary counting the cost of this last bed.
countingnounUS /ˈkaʊntɪŋ/
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading They felt no emotion, this husband and wife, only a dull sense of filial duty done, respectability preserved; and above and through all, the bitter but necessary counting the cost of this last bed.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading The rough, ungarnished coffin of stained deal lay bare and unsightly on the floor of an old market-cart; a woman sat beside, steadying it with her feet.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
depressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈprest/
lower than previously
From this reading The husband drove; and the most depressed of the three was the horse, a broken-kneed, flea-bitten grey.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading They felt no emotion, this husband and wife, only a dull sense of filial duty done, respectability preserved; and above and through all, the bitter but necessary counting the cost of this last bed.
drovenounUS /droʊv/
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading The husband drove; and the most depressed of the three was the horse, a broken-kneed, flea-bitten grey.
dulladjectiveUS /dʌl/
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading They felt no emotion, this husband and wife, only a dull sense of filial duty done, respectability preserved; and above and through all, the bitter but necessary counting the cost of this last bed.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading They felt no emotion, this husband and wife, only a dull sense of filial duty done, respectability preserved; and above and through all, the bitter but necessary counting the cost of this last bed.
emotionnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃən/
any strong feeling
From this reading They felt no emotion, this husband and wife, only a dull sense of filial duty done, respectability preserved; and above and through all, the bitter but necessary counting the cost of this last bed.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The rough, ungarnished coffin of stained deal lay bare and unsightly on the floor of an old market-cart; a woman sat beside, steadying it with her feet.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading They felt no emotion, this husband and wife, only a dull sense of filial duty done, respectability preserved; and above and through all, the bitter but necessary counting the cost of this last bed.
filialadjectiveUS /ˈfɪliəl/
designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation
From this reading They felt no emotion, this husband and wife, only a dull sense of filial duty done, respectability preserved; and above and through all, the bitter but necessary counting the cost of this last bed.
flea-bittenadjective
worn and broken down by hard use
From this reading The husband drove; and the most depressed of the three was the horse, a broken-kneed, flea-bitten grey.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The rough, ungarnished coffin of stained deal lay bare and unsightly on the floor of an old market-cart; a woman sat beside, steadying it with her feet.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading YESTERDAY a funeral passed, from the work-house at N—, a quaint sepulture without solemnities.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading YESTERDAY a funeral passed, from the work-house at N—, a quaint sepulture without solemnities.
gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The husband drove; and the most depressed of the three was the horse, a broken-kneed, flea-bitten grey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The rough, ungarnished coffin of stained deal lay bare and unsightly on the floor of an old market-cart; a woman sat beside, steadying it with her feet.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The husband drove; and the most depressed of the three was the horse, a broken-kneed, flea-bitten grey.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading The husband drove; and the most depressed of the three was the horse, a broken-kneed, flea-bitten grey.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The rough, ungarnished coffin of stained deal lay bare and unsightly on the floor of an old market-cart; a woman sat beside, steadying it with her feet.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading They felt no emotion, this husband and wife, only a dull sense of filial duty done, respectability preserved; and above and through all, the bitter but necessary counting the cost of this last bed.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The rough, ungarnished coffin of stained deal lay bare and unsightly on the floor of an old market-cart; a woman sat beside, steadying it with her feet.
lieverbUS /laɪ/
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
market-cart
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From this reading The rough, ungarnished coffin of stained deal lay bare and unsightly on the floor of an old market-cart; a woman sat beside, steadying it with her feet.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading The husband drove; and the most depressed of the three was the horse, a broken-kneed, flea-bitten grey.
NnounUS /en/
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading YESTERDAY a funeral passed, from the work-house at N—, a quaint sepulture without solemnities.
necessaryadjectiveUS /ˈnesəseri/
absolutely essential
From this reading They felt no emotion, this husband and wife, only a dull sense of filial duty done, respectability preserved; and above and through all, the bitter but necessary counting the cost of this last bed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rough, ungarnished coffin of stained deal lay bare and unsightly on the floor of an old market-cart; a woman sat beside, steadying it with her feet.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The rough, ungarnished coffin of stained deal lay bare and unsightly on the floor of an old market-cart; a woman sat beside, steadying it with her feet.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The rough, ungarnished coffin of stained deal lay bare and unsightly on the floor of an old market-cart; a woman sat beside, steadying it with her feet.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading They felt no emotion, this husband and wife, only a dull sense of filial duty done, respectability preserved; and above and through all, the bitter but necessary counting the cost of this last bed.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading YESTERDAY a funeral passed, from the work-house at N—, a quaint sepulture without solemnities.
patheticadjectiveUS /pəˈθetɪk/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
pauper's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
preservedadjectiveUS /prəˈzɜːrvd/
prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
From this reading They felt no emotion, this husband and wife, only a dull sense of filial duty done, respectability preserved; and above and through all, the bitter but necessary counting the cost of this last bed.
quaintadjectiveUS /kweɪnt/
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading YESTERDAY a funeral passed, from the work-house at N—, a quaint sepulture without solemnities.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
respectabilitynounUS /riˌspektəˈbɪlɪti/
honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation
From this reading They felt no emotion, this husband and wife, only a dull sense of filial duty done, respectability preserved; and above and through all, the bitter but necessary counting the cost of this last bed.
roughadjectiveUS /rʌf/
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading The rough, ungarnished coffin of stained deal lay bare and unsightly on the floor of an old market-cart; a woman sat beside, steadying it with her feet.
sacrificenounUS /ˈsækrəfaɪs/
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The rough, ungarnished coffin of stained deal lay bare and unsightly on the floor of an old market-cart; a woman sat beside, steadying it with her feet.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading They felt no emotion, this husband and wife, only a dull sense of filial duty done, respectability preserved; and above and through all, the bitter but necessary counting the cost of this last bed.
sepulturenoun
the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
From this reading YESTERDAY a funeral passed, from the work-house at N—, a quaint sepulture without solemnities.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
solemnities
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading YESTERDAY a funeral passed, from the work-house at N—, a quaint sepulture without solemnities.
sparedverbUS /sperd/
past form of “spare” — refrain from harming
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
stainedadjectiveUS /steɪnd/
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
From this reading The rough, ungarnished coffin of stained deal lay bare and unsightly on the floor of an old market-cart; a woman sat beside, steadying it with her feet.
steadyingadjective
causing to become steady
From this reading The rough, ungarnished coffin of stained deal lay bare and unsightly on the floor of an old market-cart; a woman sat beside, steadying it with her feet.
terrornounUS /ˈterər/
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading YESTERDAY a funeral passed, from the work-house at N—, a quaint sepulture without solemnities.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The husband drove; and the most depressed of the three was the horse, a broken-kneed, flea-bitten grey.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They felt no emotion, this husband and wife, only a dull sense of filial duty done, respectability preserved; and above and through all, the bitter but necessary counting the cost of this last bed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
ungarnished
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From this reading The rough, ungarnished coffin of stained deal lay bare and unsightly on the floor of an old market-cart; a woman sat beside, steadying it with her feet.
unsightlyadjectiveUS /ənˈsaɪtli/
unpleasant to look at
From this reading The rough, ungarnished coffin of stained deal lay bare and unsightly on the floor of an old market-cart; a woman sat beside, steadying it with her feet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The husband drove; and the most depressed of the three was the horse, a broken-kneed, flea-bitten grey.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading It was pathetic, this bringing home in death of the old father whom, while he lived, they had been too poor to house; it was at no small sacrifice that they had spared him that terror of old age, a pauper’s grave, and brought him to lie by his wife in our quiet churchyard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The rough, ungarnished coffin of stained deal lay bare and unsightly on the floor of an old market-cart; a woman sat beside, steadying it with her feet.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading YESTERDAY a funeral passed, from the work-house at N—, a quaint sepulture without solemnities.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The rough, ungarnished coffin of stained deal lay bare and unsightly on the floor of an old market-cart; a woman sat beside, steadying it with her feet.
work-house
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From this reading YESTERDAY a funeral passed, from the work-house at N—, a quaint sepulture without solemnities.
YESTERDAYnounUS /ˈjestərdeɪ/
the day immediately before today
From this reading YESTERDAY a funeral passed, from the work-house at N—, a quaint sepulture without solemnities.