used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE ALTAR OF EMINENCE Hate wrong, as a bull hates red; Fight strong, till the wrong lies dead, For to him, just God, the fight Who smites for the sake of the right!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Cordelia's train crept into Montreal one hour and twenty minutes late, and it was already after three before she stepped out of the overheated car into the cool, crisp air of the station platform.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Cordelia's train crept into Montreal one hour and twenty minutes late, and it was already after three before she stepped out of the overheated car into the cool, crisp air of the station platform.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Cordelia's train crept into Montreal one hour and twenty minutes late, and it was already after three before she stepped out of the overheated car into the cool, crisp air of the station platform.
ALTARnounUS /ˈɔːltər/
the table in Christian churches where communion is given
From this reading THE ALTAR OF EMINENCE Hate wrong, as a bull hates red; Fight strong, till the wrong lies dead, For to him, just God, the fight Who smites for the sake of the right!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cordelia's train crept into Montreal one hour and twenty minutes late, and it was already after three before she stepped out of the overheated car into the cool, crisp air of the station platform.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE ALTAR OF EMINENCE Hate wrong, as a bull hates red; Fight strong, till the wrong lies dead, For to him, just God, the fight Who smites for the sake of the right!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She saw a uniformed attendant, and hurried to him at once.
attendantnounUS /əˈtendənt/
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading She saw a uniformed attendant, and hurried to him at once.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Cordelia's train crept into Montreal one hour and twenty minutes late, and it was already after three before she stepped out of the overheated car into the cool, crisp air of the station platform.
breaksnounUS /breɪks/
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading A woman's heart never breaks, but O how often it withers!--CORDELIA VAUGHAN, "Motherhood."
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading THE ALTAR OF EMINENCE Hate wrong, as a bull hates red; Fight strong, till the wrong lies dead, For to him, just God, the fight Who smites for the sake of the right!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A woman's heart never breaks, but O how often it withers!--CORDELIA VAUGHAN, "Motherhood."
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Cordelia's train crept into Montreal one hour and twenty minutes late, and it was already after three before she stepped out of the overheated car into the cool, crisp air of the station platform.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading Cordelia's train crept into Montreal one hour and twenty minutes late, and it was already after three before she stepped out of the overheated car into the cool, crisp air of the station platform.
CORDELIA
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From this reading A woman's heart never breaks, but O how often it withers!--CORDELIA VAUGHAN, "Motherhood."
Cordelia's
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From this reading Cordelia's train crept into Montreal one hour and twenty minutes late, and it was already after three before she stepped out of the overheated car into the cool, crisp air of the station platform.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Cordelia's train crept into Montreal one hour and twenty minutes late, and it was already after three before she stepped out of the overheated car into the cool, crisp air of the station platform.
crispadjectiveUS /krɪsp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Cordelia's train crept into Montreal one hour and twenty minutes late, and it was already after three before she stepped out of the overheated car into the cool, crisp air of the station platform.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading THE ALTAR OF EMINENCE Hate wrong, as a bull hates red; Fight strong, till the wrong lies dead, For to him, just God, the fight Who smites for the sake of the right!
EMINENCEnounUS /ˈemənəns/
high status importance owing to marked superiority
From this reading THE ALTAR OF EMINENCE Hate wrong, as a bull hates red; Fight strong, till the wrong lies dead, For to him, just God, the fight Who smites for the sake of the right!
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading THE ALTAR OF EMINENCE Hate wrong, as a bull hates red; Fight strong, till the wrong lies dead, For to him, just God, the fight Who smites for the sake of the right!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE ALTAR OF EMINENCE Hate wrong, as a bull hates red; Fight strong, till the wrong lies dead, For to him, just God, the fight Who smites for the sake of the right!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading THE ALTAR OF EMINENCE Hate wrong, as a bull hates red; Fight strong, till the wrong lies dead, For to him, just God, the fight Who smites for the sake of the right!
HARTLEYnounUS /ˈhɑːrtli/
English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)
From this reading JOHN HARTLEY, "Juvenilia."
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading THE ALTAR OF EMINENCE Hate wrong, as a bull hates red; Fight strong, till the wrong lies dead, For to him, just God, the fight Who smites for the sake of the right!
hatesnounUS /heɪts/
plural of “hate” — the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading THE ALTAR OF EMINENCE Hate wrong, as a bull hates red; Fight strong, till the wrong lies dead, For to him, just God, the fight Who smites for the sake of the right!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading A woman's heart never breaks, but O how often it withers!--CORDELIA VAUGHAN, "Motherhood."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE ALTAR OF EMINENCE Hate wrong, as a bull hates red; Fight strong, till the wrong lies dead, For to him, just God, the fight Who smites for the sake of the right!
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Cordelia's train crept into Montreal one hour and twenty minutes late, and it was already after three before she stepped out of the overheated car into the cool, crisp air of the station platform.
how
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From this reading A woman's heart never breaks, but O how often it withers!--CORDELIA VAUGHAN, "Motherhood."
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading She saw a uniformed attendant, and hurried to him at once.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Cordelia's train crept into Montreal one hour and twenty minutes late, and it was already after three before she stepped out of the overheated car into the cool, crisp air of the station platform.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A woman's heart never breaks, but O how often it withers!--CORDELIA VAUGHAN, "Motherhood."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN HARTLEY, "Juvenilia."
and nothing more
From this reading THE ALTAR OF EMINENCE Hate wrong, as a bull hates red; Fight strong, till the wrong lies dead, For to him, just God, the fight Who smites for the sake of the right!
Juvenilia
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From this reading JOHN HARTLEY, "Juvenilia."
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Cordelia's train crept into Montreal one hour and twenty minutes late, and it was already after three before she stepped out of the overheated car into the cool, crisp air of the station platform.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading THE ALTAR OF EMINENCE Hate wrong, as a bull hates red; Fight strong, till the wrong lies dead, For to him, just God, the fight Who smites for the sake of the right!
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Cordelia's train crept into Montreal one hour and twenty minutes late, and it was already after three before she stepped out of the overheated car into the cool, crisp air of the station platform.
MontrealnounUS /ˌmʌntriˈɔːl/
a city in southern Quebec province on the Saint Lawrence River; the largest city in Quebec and 2nd largest in Canada; the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world
From this reading Cordelia's train crept into Montreal one hour and twenty minutes late, and it was already after three before she stepped out of the overheated car into the cool, crisp air of the station platform.
MotherhoodnounUS /ˈmʌðərhʊd/
the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
From this reading A woman's heart never breaks, but O how often it withers!--CORDELIA VAUGHAN, "Motherhood."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading A woman's heart never breaks, but O how often it withers!--CORDELIA VAUGHAN, "Motherhood."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading A woman's heart never breaks, but O how often it withers!--CORDELIA VAUGHAN, "Motherhood."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ALTAR OF EMINENCE Hate wrong, as a bull hates red; Fight strong, till the wrong lies dead, For to him, just God, the fight Who smites for the sake of the right!
many times at short intervals
From this reading A woman's heart never breaks, but O how often it withers!--CORDELIA VAUGHAN, "Motherhood."
on one occasion
From this reading She saw a uniformed attendant, and hurried to him at once.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Cordelia's train crept into Montreal one hour and twenty minutes late, and it was already after three before she stepped out of the overheated car into the cool, crisp air of the station platform.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Cordelia's train crept into Montreal one hour and twenty minutes late, and it was already after three before she stepped out of the overheated car into the cool, crisp air of the station platform.
overheatedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərhiːtɪd/
heated beyond a safe or desirable point
From this reading Cordelia's train crept into Montreal one hour and twenty minutes late, and it was already after three before she stepped out of the overheated car into the cool, crisp air of the station platform.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading Cordelia's train crept into Montreal one hour and twenty minutes late, and it was already after three before she stepped out of the overheated car into the cool, crisp air of the station platform.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading THE ALTAR OF EMINENCE Hate wrong, as a bull hates red; Fight strong, till the wrong lies dead, For to him, just God, the fight Who smites for the sake of the right!
precisely, exactly
From this reading THE ALTAR OF EMINENCE Hate wrong, as a bull hates red; Fight strong, till the wrong lies dead, For to him, just God, the fight Who smites for the sake of the right!
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading THE ALTAR OF EMINENCE Hate wrong, as a bull hates red; Fight strong, till the wrong lies dead, For to him, just God, the fight Who smites for the sake of the right!
cut with a saw
From this reading She saw a uniformed attendant, and hurried to him at once.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cordelia's train crept into Montreal one hour and twenty minutes late, and it was already after three before she stepped out of the overheated car into the cool, crisp air of the station platform.
smites
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From this reading THE ALTAR OF EMINENCE Hate wrong, as a bull hates red; Fight strong, till the wrong lies dead, For to him, just God, the fight Who smites for the sake of the right!
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Cordelia's train crept into Montreal one hour and twenty minutes late, and it was already after three before she stepped out of the overheated car into the cool, crisp air of the station platform.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Cordelia's train crept into Montreal one hour and twenty minutes late, and it was already after three before she stepped out of the overheated car into the cool, crisp air of the station platform.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading THE ALTAR OF EMINENCE Hate wrong, as a bull hates red; Fight strong, till the wrong lies dead, For to him, just God, the fight Who smites for the sake of the right!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ALTAR OF EMINENCE Hate wrong, as a bull hates red; Fight strong, till the wrong lies dead, For to him, just God, the fight Who smites for the sake of the right!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Cordelia's train crept into Montreal one hour and twenty minutes late, and it was already after three before she stepped out of the overheated car into the cool, crisp air of the station platform.
up to a particular time
From this reading THE ALTAR OF EMINENCE Hate wrong, as a bull hates red; Fight strong, till the wrong lies dead, For to him, just God, the fight Who smites for the sake of the right!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ALTAR OF EMINENCE Hate wrong, as a bull hates red; Fight strong, till the wrong lies dead, For to him, just God, the fight Who smites for the sake of the right!
create by training and teaching
From this reading Cordelia's train crept into Montreal one hour and twenty minutes late, and it was already after three before she stepped out of the overheated car into the cool, crisp air of the station platform.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Cordelia's train crept into Montreal one hour and twenty minutes late, and it was already after three before she stepped out of the overheated car into the cool, crisp air of the station platform.
uniformedadjectiveUS /ˈjuːnəfɔːrmd/
dressed in a uniform
From this reading She saw a uniformed attendant, and hurried to him at once.
VAUGHANnounUS /vɔːn/
United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990)
From this reading A woman's heart never breaks, but O how often it withers!--CORDELIA VAUGHAN, "Motherhood."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cordelia's train crept into Montreal one hour and twenty minutes late, and it was already after three before she stepped out of the overheated car into the cool, crisp air of the station platform.
which person or people
From this reading THE ALTAR OF EMINENCE Hate wrong, as a bull hates red; Fight strong, till the wrong lies dead, For to him, just God, the fight Who smites for the sake of the right!
withersnounUS /ˈwɪðərz/
the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals
From this reading A woman's heart never breaks, but O how often it withers!--CORDELIA VAUGHAN, "Motherhood."
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A woman's heart never breaks, but O how often it withers!--CORDELIA VAUGHAN, "Motherhood."
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading THE ALTAR OF EMINENCE Hate wrong, as a bull hates red; Fight strong, till the wrong lies dead, For to him, just God, the fight Who smites for the sake of the right!
