used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The body of her brother lay in his coffin in the tiny room above, but, with a delicacy rare to men, Morris Goldberg had wished to spare her the sight of a dead stranger.
accusingadjectiveUS /əˈkjuːzɪŋ/
containing or expressing accusation
From this reading No one thought of accusing him; besides, little Loney had seen the assassination.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
anew
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
assassinationnounUS /əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən/
an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
From this reading No one thought of accusing him; besides, little Loney had seen the assassination.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The father had the murdered man buried at his own expense.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Six long months had passed since the day when Dora had been stolen from her home.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading No one thought of accusing him; besides, little Loney had seen the assassination.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The body of her brother lay in his coffin in the tiny room above, but, with a delicacy rare to men, Morris Goldberg had wished to spare her the sight of a dead stranger.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The body of her brother lay in his coffin in the tiny room above, but, with a delicacy rare to men, Morris Goldberg had wished to spare her the sight of a dead stranger.
placed in a grave
From this reading The father had the murdered man buried at his own expense.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The body of her brother lay in his coffin in the tiny room above, but, with a delicacy rare to men, Morris Goldberg had wished to spare her the sight of a dead stranger.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
clothedadjectiveUS /kloʊðd/
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
coffinnounUS /ˈkɔːfɪn/
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading The body of her brother lay in his coffin in the tiny room above, but, with a delicacy rare to men, Morris Goldberg had wished to spare her the sight of a dead stranger.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Six long months had passed since the day when Dora had been stolen from her home.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The body of her brother lay in his coffin in the tiny room above, but, with a delicacy rare to men, Morris Goldberg had wished to spare her the sight of a dead stranger.
delicacynounUS /ˈdeləkəsi/
the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
From this reading The body of her brother lay in his coffin in the tiny room above, but, with a delicacy rare to men, Morris Goldberg had wished to spare her the sight of a dead stranger.
Dora
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From this reading Six long months had passed since the day when Dora had been stolen from her home.
drainverbUS /dreɪn/
flow off gradually
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
expensenounUS /ɪkˈspens/
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading The father had the murdered man buried at his own expense.
expensesnounUS /ɪkˈspensəz/
plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The father had the murdered man buried at his own expense.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Six long months had passed since the day when Dora had been stolen from her home.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
GoldbergnounUS /ˈɡoʊldbərɡ/
United States cartoonist who drew intricate diagrams of very complicated and impractical contraptions that accomplished little or nothing (1883-1970)
From this reading The body of her brother lay in his coffin in the tiny room above, but, with a delicacy rare to men, Morris Goldberg had wished to spare her the sight of a dead stranger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Six long months had passed since the day when Dora had been stolen from her home.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Six long months had passed since the day when Dora had been stolen from her home.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No one thought of accusing him; besides, little Loney had seen the assassination.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The father had the murdered man buried at his own expense.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Six long months had passed since the day when Dora had been stolen from her home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The body of her brother lay in his coffin in the tiny room above, but, with a delicacy rare to men, Morris Goldberg had wished to spare her the sight of a dead stranger.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading No one thought of accusing him; besides, little Loney had seen the assassination.
Loney
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From this reading No one thought of accusing him; besides, little Loney had seen the assassination.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Six long months had passed since the day when Dora had been stolen from her home.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The father had the murdered man buried at his own expense.
the force of workers available
From this reading The body of her brother lay in his coffin in the tiny room above, but, with a delicacy rare to men, Morris Goldberg had wished to spare her the sight of a dead stranger.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Six long months had passed since the day when Dora had been stolen from her home.
MorrisnounUS /ˈmɔːrəs/
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading The body of her brother lay in his coffin in the tiny room above, but, with a delicacy rare to men, Morris Goldberg had wished to spare her the sight of a dead stranger.
murderedadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərd/
killed unlawfully
From this reading The father had the murdered man buried at his own expense.
not any; not one
From this reading No one thought of accusing him; besides, little Loney had seen the assassination.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No one thought of accusing him; besides, little Loney had seen the assassination.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one thought of accusing him; besides, little Loney had seen the assassination.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The father had the murdered man buried at his own expense.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Six long months had passed since the day when Dora had been stolen from her home.
Pierson
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading The body of her brother lay in his coffin in the tiny room above, but, with a delicacy rare to men, Morris Goldberg had wished to spare her the sight of a dead stranger.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The body of her brother lay in his coffin in the tiny room above, but, with a delicacy rare to men, Morris Goldberg had wished to spare her the sight of a dead stranger.
savingsnounUS /ˈseɪvɪŋz/
a fund of money put by as a reserve
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading No one thought of accusing him; besides, little Loney had seen the assassination.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
shoemaker's
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From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The body of her brother lay in his coffin in the tiny room above, but, with a delicacy rare to men, Morris Goldberg had wished to spare her the sight of a dead stranger.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Six long months had passed since the day when Dora had been stolen from her home.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Six long months had passed since the day when Dora had been stolen from her home.
refrain from harming
From this reading The body of her brother lay in his coffin in the tiny room above, but, with a delicacy rare to men, Morris Goldberg had wished to spare her the sight of a dead stranger.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading Six long months had passed since the day when Dora had been stolen from her home.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading The body of her brother lay in his coffin in the tiny room above, but, with a delicacy rare to men, Morris Goldberg had wished to spare her the sight of a dead stranger.
carry out
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Six long months had passed since the day when Dora had been stolen from her home.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading No one thought of accusing him; besides, little Loney had seen the assassination.
very small
From this reading The body of her brother lay in his coffin in the tiny room above, but, with a delicacy rare to men, Morris Goldberg had wished to spare her the sight of a dead stranger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
at the time that
From this reading Six long months had passed since the day when Dora had been stolen from her home.
in or at the place that
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The unfortunate Helen Pierson came back “clothed and in her right mind,” as she had promised, and although it made a heavy drain upon the shoemaker’s savings--added to the expenses of the funeral--she was given money to take her back to the wide West, where she could begin life over again.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading The body of her brother lay in his coffin in the tiny room above, but, with a delicacy rare to men, Morris Goldberg had wished to spare her the sight of a dead stranger.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The body of her brother lay in his coffin in the tiny room above, but, with a delicacy rare to men, Morris Goldberg had wished to spare her the sight of a dead stranger.
