used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
at or in the front
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It was Gideon's, yet none of us heard the gate click nor any step outside.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading You could see her face grow small and her flesh waste away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "One night we sat here, Fleming and I, and she was pacing in her soft, weary way in the back of the room.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
clickverbUS /klɪk/
move or strike with a noise
From this reading It was Gideon's, yet none of us heard the gate click nor any step outside.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You could see her face grow small and her flesh waste away.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading You could see her face grow small and her flesh waste away.
FlemingnounUS /ˈflemɪŋ/
British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)
From this reading "One night we sat here, Fleming and I, and she was pacing in her soft, weary way in the back of the room.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading You could see her face grow small and her flesh waste away.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading It was Gideon's, yet none of us heard the gate click nor any step outside.
Gideon's
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From this reading It was Gideon's, yet none of us heard the gate click nor any step outside.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading You could see her face grow small and her flesh waste away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading It was Gideon's, yet none of us heard the gate click nor any step outside.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "One night we sat here, Fleming and I, and she was pacing in her soft, weary way in the back of the room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "One night we sat here, Fleming and I, and she was pacing in her soft, weary way in the back of the room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Gideon's, yet none of us heard the gate click nor any step outside.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading There came a knock.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
mailsnounUS /meɪlz/
plural of “mail” — the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "One night we sat here, Fleming and I, and she was pacing in her soft, weary way in the back of the room.
not one, and not any
From this reading It was Gideon's, yet none of us heard the gate click nor any step outside.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It was Gideon's, yet none of us heard the gate click nor any step outside.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One night we sat here, Fleming and I, and she was pacing in her soft, weary way in the back of the room.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading It was Gideon's, yet none of us heard the gate click nor any step outside.
pacingnounUS /ˈpeɪsɪŋ/
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading "One night we sat here, Fleming and I, and she was pacing in her soft, weary way in the back of the room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "One night we sat here, Fleming and I, and she was pacing in her soft, weary way in the back of the room.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "One night we sat here, Fleming and I, and she was pacing in her soft, weary way in the back of the room.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You could see her face grow small and her flesh waste away.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "One night we sat here, Fleming and I, and she was pacing in her soft, weary way in the back of the room.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You could see her face grow small and her flesh waste away.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading "One night we sat here, Fleming and I, and she was pacing in her soft, weary way in the back of the room.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading It was Gideon's, yet none of us heard the gate click nor any step outside.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was Gideon's, yet none of us heard the gate click nor any step outside.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading You could see her face grow small and her flesh waste away.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "One night we sat here, Fleming and I, and she was pacing in her soft, weary way in the back of the room.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading "One night we sat here, Fleming and I, and she was pacing in her soft, weary way in the back of the room.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I have gone a little ahead of my story, for this was after the dark weather came on and the mails were behind; we knew there was some new strain on her spirits.
but in spite of that
From this reading It was Gideon's, yet none of us heard the gate click nor any step outside.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You could see her face grow small and her flesh waste away.
