used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NEW THEORY OF A CERTAIN WICKED MAN The time of the first sorrow was difficult for the boy.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There was that first hard sleep after one we love has gone--in which we must always dream that it is not true--a sleep from which we awaken to suffer all the shock of it again.
anew
From this reading There was that first hard sleep after one we love has gone--in which we must always dream that it is not true--a sleep from which we awaken to suffer all the shock of it again.
(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 There was that first hard sleep after one we love has gone--in which we must always dream that it is not true--a sleep from which we awaken to suffer all the shock of it again.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading There was that first hard sleep after one we love has gone--in which we must always dream that it is not true--a sleep from which we awaken to suffer all the shock of it again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet it went rapidly enough at last, as times of sorrow go for the young.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet it went rapidly enough at last, as times of sorrow go for the young.
awakenverbUS /əˈweɪkən/
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading There was that first hard sleep after one we love has gone--in which we must always dream that it is not true--a sleep from which we awaken to suffer all the shock of it again.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then came black nights when the perfect love for the perfect father came back in all its early tenderness to cry the little boy to sleep.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There even came a day when he found in a secret place of his heart a chastened, hopeful inquiry if all might not have been for the best.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading There even came a day when he found in a secret place of his heart a chastened, hopeful inquiry if all might not have been for the best.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Then came black nights when the perfect love for the perfect father came back in all its early tenderness to cry the little boy to sleep.
a youthful male person
From this reading A NEW THEORY OF A CERTAIN WICKED MAN The time of the first sorrow was difficult for the boy.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then came black nights when the perfect love for the perfect father came back in all its early tenderness to cry the little boy to sleep.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading A NEW THEORY OF A CERTAIN WICKED MAN The time of the first sorrow was difficult for the boy.
chastenedverbUS /ˈtʃeɪsənd/
past form of “chasten” — censure severely
From this reading There even came a day when he found in a secret place of his heart a chastened, hopeful inquiry if all might not have been for the best.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Then came black nights when the perfect love for the perfect father came back in all its early tenderness to cry the little boy to sleep.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There even came a day when he found in a secret place of his heart a chastened, hopeful inquiry if all might not have been for the best.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading A NEW THEORY OF A CERTAIN WICKED MAN The time of the first sorrow was difficult for the boy.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading There was that first hard sleep after one we love has gone--in which we must always dream that it is not true--a sleep from which we awaken to suffer all the shock of it again.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Then came black nights when the perfect love for the perfect father came back in all its early tenderness to cry the little boy to sleep.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Yet it went rapidly enough at last, as times of sorrow go for the young.
divisible by two
From this reading There even came a day when he found in a secret place of his heart a chastened, hopeful inquiry if all might not have been for the best.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Then came black nights when the perfect love for the perfect father came back in all its early tenderness to cry the little boy to sleep.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading A NEW THEORY OF A CERTAIN WICKED MAN The time of the first sorrow was difficult for the boy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A NEW THEORY OF A CERTAIN WICKED MAN The time of the first sorrow was difficult for the boy.
set up or found
From this reading There even came a day when he found in a secret place of his heart a chastened, hopeful inquiry if all might not have been for the best.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was that first hard sleep after one we love has gone--in which we must always dream that it is not true--a sleep from which we awaken to suffer all the shock of it again.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Yet it went rapidly enough at last, as times of sorrow go for the young.
destroyed or killed
From this reading There was that first hard sleep after one we love has gone--in which we must always dream that it is not true--a sleep from which we awaken to suffer all the shock of it again.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading There was that first hard sleep after one we love has gone--in which we must always dream that it is not true--a sleep from which we awaken to suffer all the shock of it again.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was that first hard sleep after one we love has gone--in which we must always dream that it is not true--a sleep from which we awaken to suffer all the shock of it again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There even came a day when he found in a secret place of his heart a chastened, hopeful inquiry if all might not have been for the best.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There even came a day when he found in a secret place of his heart a chastened, hopeful inquiry if all might not have been for the best.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading There even came a day when he found in a secret place of his heart a chastened, hopeful inquiry if all might not have been for the best.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There even came a day when he found in a secret place of his heart a chastened, hopeful inquiry if all might not have been for the best.
hopefuladjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpfəl/
having or manifesting hope
From this reading There even came a day when he found in a secret place of his heart a chastened, hopeful inquiry if all might not have been for the best.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There even came a day when he found in a secret place of his heart a chastened, hopeful inquiry if all might not have been for the best.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was that first hard sleep after one we love has gone--in which we must always dream that it is not true--a sleep from which we awaken to suffer all the shock of it again.
a search for knowledge
From this reading There even came a day when he found in a secret place of his heart a chastened, hopeful inquiry if all might not have been for the best.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was that first hard sleep after one we love has gone--in which we must always dream that it is not true--a sleep from which we awaken to suffer all the shock of it again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was that first hard sleep after one we love has gone--in which we must always dream that it is not true--a sleep from which we awaken to suffer all the shock of it again.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Then came black nights when the perfect love for the perfect father came back in all its early tenderness to cry the little boy to sleep.
immediately past
From this reading Yet it went rapidly enough at last, as times of sorrow go for the young.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then came black nights when the perfect love for the perfect father came back in all its early tenderness to cry the little boy to sleep.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading There was that first hard sleep after one we love has gone--in which we must always dream that it is not true--a sleep from which we awaken to suffer all the shock of it again.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A NEW THEORY OF A CERTAIN WICKED MAN The time of the first sorrow was difficult for the boy.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There even came a day when he found in a secret place of his heart a chastened, hopeful inquiry if all might not have been for the best.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There was that first hard sleep after one we love has gone--in which we must always dream that it is not true--a sleep from which we awaken to suffer all the shock of it again.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW THEORY OF A CERTAIN WICKED MAN The time of the first sorrow was difficult for the boy.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Then came black nights when the perfect love for the perfect father came back in all its early tenderness to cry the little boy to sleep.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was that first hard sleep after one we love has gone--in which we must always dream that it is not true--a sleep from which we awaken to suffer all the shock of it again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NEW THEORY OF A CERTAIN WICKED MAN The time of the first sorrow was difficult for the boy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was that first hard sleep after one we love has gone--in which we must always dream that it is not true--a sleep from which we awaken to suffer all the shock of it again.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading Then came black nights when the perfect love for the perfect father came back in all its early tenderness to cry the little boy to sleep.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There even came a day when he found in a secret place of his heart a chastened, hopeful inquiry if all might not have been for the best.
with speed
From this reading Yet it went rapidly enough at last, as times of sorrow go for the young.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading There even came a day when he found in a secret place of his heart a chastened, hopeful inquiry if all might not have been for the best.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading There was that first hard sleep after one we love has gone--in which we must always dream that it is not true--a sleep from which we awaken to suffer all the shock of it again.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading There was that first hard sleep after one we love has gone--in which we must always dream that it is not true--a sleep from which we awaken to suffer all the shock of it again.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading A NEW THEORY OF A CERTAIN WICKED MAN The time of the first sorrow was difficult for the boy.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading There was that first hard sleep after one we love has gone--in which we must always dream that it is not true--a sleep from which we awaken to suffer all the shock of it again.
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading Then came black nights when the perfect love for the perfect father came back in all its early tenderness to cry the little boy to sleep.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was that first hard sleep after one we love has gone--in which we must always dream that it is not true--a sleep from which we awaken to suffer all the shock of it again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NEW THEORY OF A CERTAIN WICKED MAN The time of the first sorrow was difficult for the boy.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then came black nights when the perfect love for the perfect father came back in all its early tenderness to cry the little boy to sleep.
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading A NEW THEORY OF A CERTAIN WICKED MAN The time of the first sorrow was difficult for the boy.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was that first hard sleep after one we love has gone--in which we must always dream that it is not true--a sleep from which we awaken to suffer all the shock of it again.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A NEW THEORY OF A CERTAIN WICKED MAN The time of the first sorrow was difficult for the boy.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Yet it went rapidly enough at last, as times of sorrow go for the young.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was that first hard sleep after one we love has gone--in which we must always dream that it is not true--a sleep from which we awaken to suffer all the shock of it again.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading There was that first hard sleep after one we love has gone--in which we must always dream that it is not true--a sleep from which we awaken to suffer all the shock of it again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A NEW THEORY OF A CERTAIN WICKED MAN The time of the first sorrow was difficult for the boy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There was that first hard sleep after one we love has gone--in which we must always dream that it is not true--a sleep from which we awaken to suffer all the shock of it again.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Yet it went rapidly enough at last, as times of sorrow go for the young.
at the time that
From this reading Then came black nights when the perfect love for the perfect father came back in all its early tenderness to cry the little boy to sleep.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was that first hard sleep after one we love has gone--in which we must always dream that it is not true--a sleep from which we awaken to suffer all the shock of it again.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading A NEW THEORY OF A CERTAIN WICKED MAN The time of the first sorrow was difficult for the boy.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it went rapidly enough at last, as times of sorrow go for the young.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Yet it went rapidly enough at last, as times of sorrow go for the young.
