used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There came a morning when he was troubled in his demeanor, and spoke little.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading OF THE OUTCOME OF ONDOTT'S PLOTTINGS Now spring was well advanced, but the work was ever hard at Cragness, and Hiarandi grew very weary.
anew
From this reading So his melancholy gained on him again.
ailsnounUS /eɪlz/
plural of “ail” — aromatic bulb used as seasoning
From this reading "What ails thee this day?" asked Asdis of him.
(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 "Now," said Hiarandi, "for all my words to Einar, this life irks terribly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OF THE OUTCOME OF ONDOTT'S PLOTTINGS Now spring was well advanced, but the work was ever hard at Cragness, and Hiarandi grew very weary.
Asdis
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From this reading "What ails thee this day?" asked Asdis of him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What ails thee this day?" asked Asdis of him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OF THE OUTCOME OF ONDOTT'S PLOTTINGS Now spring was well advanced, but the work was ever hard at Cragness, and Hiarandi grew very weary.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading OF THE OUTCOME OF ONDOTT'S PLOTTINGS Now spring was well advanced, but the work was ever hard at Cragness, and Hiarandi grew very weary.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There came a morning when he was troubled in his demeanor, and spoke little.
Cragness
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From this reading OF THE OUTCOME OF ONDOTT'S PLOTTINGS Now spring was well advanced, but the work was ever hard at Cragness, and Hiarandi grew very weary.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "What ails thee this day?" asked Asdis of him.
demeanornounUS /dɪˈmiːnər/
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
From this reading There came a morning when he was troubled in his demeanor, and spoke little.
Einar
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From this reading "Now," said Hiarandi, "for all my words to Einar, this life irks terribly.
at any time
From this reading OF THE OUTCOME OF ONDOTT'S PLOTTINGS Now spring was well advanced, but the work was ever hard at Cragness, and Hiarandi grew very weary.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Now," said Hiarandi, "for all my words to Einar, this life irks terribly.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading So his melancholy gained on him again.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading OF THE OUTCOME OF ONDOTT'S PLOTTINGS Now spring was well advanced, but the work was ever hard at Cragness, and Hiarandi grew very weary.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading OF THE OUTCOME OF ONDOTT'S PLOTTINGS Now spring was well advanced, but the work was ever hard at Cragness, and Hiarandi grew very weary.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There came a morning when he was troubled in his demeanor, and spoke little.
Hiarandi
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From this reading OF THE OUTCOME OF ONDOTT'S PLOTTINGS Now spring was well advanced, but the work was ever hard at Cragness, and Hiarandi grew very weary.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So his melancholy gained on him again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So his melancholy gained on him again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There came a morning when he was troubled in his demeanor, and spoke little.
irksverbUS /ɜːrks/
third-person singular of “irk” — irritate or vex
From this reading "Now," said Hiarandi, "for all my words to Einar, this life irks terribly.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Now," said Hiarandi, "for all my words to Einar, this life irks terribly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There came a morning when he was troubled in his demeanor, and spoke little.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading So his melancholy gained on him again.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading There came a morning when he was troubled in his demeanor, and spoke little.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now," said Hiarandi, "for all my words to Einar, this life irks terribly.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading OF THE OUTCOME OF ONDOTT'S PLOTTINGS Now spring was well advanced, but the work was ever hard at Cragness, and Hiarandi grew very weary.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF THE OUTCOME OF ONDOTT'S PLOTTINGS Now spring was well advanced, but the work was ever hard at Cragness, and Hiarandi grew very weary.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So his melancholy gained on him again.
ONDOTT'S
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From this reading OF THE OUTCOME OF ONDOTT'S PLOTTINGS Now spring was well advanced, but the work was ever hard at Cragness, and Hiarandi grew very weary.
OUTCOMEnounUS /ˈaʊtkʌm/
something that results
From this reading OF THE OUTCOME OF ONDOTT'S PLOTTINGS Now spring was well advanced, but the work was ever hard at Cragness, and Hiarandi grew very weary.
PLOTTINGS
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From this reading OF THE OUTCOME OF ONDOTT'S PLOTTINGS Now spring was well advanced, but the work was ever hard at Cragness, and Hiarandi grew very weary.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now," said Hiarandi, "for all my words to Einar, this life irks terribly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So his melancholy gained on him again.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading There came a morning when he was troubled in his demeanor, and spoke little.
the season of growth
From this reading OF THE OUTCOME OF ONDOTT'S PLOTTINGS Now spring was well advanced, but the work was ever hard at Cragness, and Hiarandi grew very weary.
terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading "Now," said Hiarandi, "for all my words to Einar, this life irks terribly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF THE OUTCOME OF ONDOTT'S PLOTTINGS Now spring was well advanced, but the work was ever hard at Cragness, and Hiarandi grew very weary.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "What ails thee this day?" asked Asdis of him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There came a morning when he was troubled in his demeanor, and spoke little.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What ails thee this day?" asked Asdis of him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now," said Hiarandi, "for all my words to Einar, this life irks terribly.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading There came a morning when he was troubled in his demeanor, and spoke little.
precisely as stated
From this reading OF THE OUTCOME OF ONDOTT'S PLOTTINGS Now spring was well advanced, but the work was ever hard at Cragness, and Hiarandi grew very weary.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OF THE OUTCOME OF ONDOTT'S PLOTTINGS Now spring was well advanced, but the work was ever hard at Cragness, and Hiarandi grew very weary.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading OF THE OUTCOME OF ONDOTT'S PLOTTINGS Now spring was well advanced, but the work was ever hard at Cragness, and Hiarandi grew very weary.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading OF THE OUTCOME OF ONDOTT'S PLOTTINGS Now spring was well advanced, but the work was ever hard at Cragness, and Hiarandi grew very weary.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What ails thee this day?" asked Asdis of him.
at the time that
From this reading There came a morning when he was troubled in his demeanor, and spoke little.
the words that are spoken
From this reading "Now," said Hiarandi, "for all my words to Einar, this life irks terribly.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading OF THE OUTCOME OF ONDOTT'S PLOTTINGS Now spring was well advanced, but the work was ever hard at Cragness, and Hiarandi grew very weary.
