used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HE found himself, in a little time, under the windows of the steward's house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Ha, he's come!" she said, lowering her hands to her knees, and fixing her dark wild gaze upon him, "I ought to have known it--so strange a dream must have had a meaning."
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading Old Rebecca Mervyn was seated on the bench beside the door, plying her knitting-needles; she raised her eyes on hearing his step.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Old Rebecca Mervyn was seated on the bench beside the door, plying her knitting-needles; she raised her eyes on hearing his step.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Ha, he's come!" she said, lowering her hands to her knees, and fixing her dark wild gaze upon him, "I ought to have known it--so strange a dream must have had a meaning."
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "Ha, he's come!" she said, lowering her hands to her knees, and fixing her dark wild gaze upon him, "I ought to have known it--so strange a dream must have had a meaning."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Old Rebecca Mervyn was seated on the bench beside the door, plying her knitting-needles; she raised her eyes on hearing his step.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading MERVYN'S DREAM.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Old Rebecca Mervyn was seated on the bench beside the door, plying her knitting-needles; she raised her eyes on hearing his step.
fixingnounUS /ˈfɪksɪŋ/
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading "Ha, he's come!" she said, lowering her hands to her knees, and fixing her dark wild gaze upon him, "I ought to have known it--so strange a dream must have had a meaning."
set up or found
From this reading HE found himself, in a little time, under the windows of the steward's house.
a long fixed look
From this reading "Ha, he's come!" she said, lowering her hands to her knees, and fixing her dark wild gaze upon him, "I ought to have known it--so strange a dream must have had a meaning."
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading "Ha, he's come!" she said, lowering her hands to her knees, and fixing her dark wild gaze upon him, "I ought to have known it--so strange a dream must have had a meaning."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Ha, he's come!" she said, lowering her hands to her knees, and fixing her dark wild gaze upon him, "I ought to have known it--so strange a dream must have had a meaning."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Ha, he's come!" she said, lowering her hands to her knees, and fixing her dark wild gaze upon him, "I ought to have known it--so strange a dream must have had a meaning."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Ha, he's come!" she said, lowering her hands to her knees, and fixing her dark wild gaze upon him, "I ought to have known it--so strange a dream must have had a meaning."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE found himself, in a little time, under the windows of the steward's house.
he's
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From this reading "Ha, he's come!" she said, lowering her hands to her knees, and fixing her dark wild gaze upon him, "I ought to have known it--so strange a dream must have had a meaning."
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading Old Rebecca Mervyn was seated on the bench beside the door, plying her knitting-needles; she raised her eyes on hearing his step.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Rebecca Mervyn was seated on the bench beside the door, plying her knitting-needles; she raised her eyes on hearing his step.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ha, he's come!" she said, lowering her hands to her knees, and fixing her dark wild gaze upon him, "I ought to have known it--so strange a dream must have had a meaning."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading HE found himself, in a little time, under the windows of the steward's house.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Rebecca Mervyn was seated on the bench beside the door, plying her knitting-needles; she raised her eyes on hearing his step.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading HE found himself, in a little time, under the windows of the steward's house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ha, he's come!" she said, lowering her hands to her knees, and fixing her dark wild gaze upon him, "I ought to have known it--so strange a dream must have had a meaning."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HE found himself, in a little time, under the windows of the steward's house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ha, he's come!" she said, lowering her hands to her knees, and fixing her dark wild gaze upon him, "I ought to have known it--so strange a dream must have had a meaning."
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading "Ha, he's come!" she said, lowering her hands to her knees, and fixing her dark wild gaze upon him, "I ought to have known it--so strange a dream must have had a meaning."
knitting-needles
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From this reading Old Rebecca Mervyn was seated on the bench beside the door, plying her knitting-needles; she raised her eyes on hearing his step.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "Ha, he's come!" she said, lowering her hands to her knees, and fixing her dark wild gaze upon him, "I ought to have known it--so strange a dream must have had a meaning."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading HE found himself, in a little time, under the windows of the steward's house.
loweringadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərɪŋ/
darkened by clouds
From this reading "Ha, he's come!" she said, lowering her hands to her knees, and fixing her dark wild gaze upon him, "I ought to have known it--so strange a dream must have had a meaning."
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading "Ha, he's come!" she said, lowering her hands to her knees, and fixing her dark wild gaze upon him, "I ought to have known it--so strange a dream must have had a meaning."
Mervyn
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From this reading Old Rebecca Mervyn was seated on the bench beside the door, plying her knitting-needles; she raised her eyes on hearing his step.
MERVYN'S
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From this reading MERVYN'S DREAM.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Ha, he's come!" she said, lowering her hands to her knees, and fixing her dark wild gaze upon him, "I ought to have known it--so strange a dream must have had a meaning."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HE found himself, in a little time, under the windows of the steward's house.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Rebecca Mervyn was seated on the bench beside the door, plying her knitting-needles; she raised her eyes on hearing his step.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Old Rebecca Mervyn was seated on the bench beside the door, plying her knitting-needles; she raised her eyes on hearing his step.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Ha, he's come!" she said, lowering her hands to her knees, and fixing her dark wild gaze upon him, "I ought to have known it--so strange a dream must have had a meaning."
plyingverbUS /ˈplaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “ply” — give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
From this reading Old Rebecca Mervyn was seated on the bench beside the door, plying her knitting-needles; she raised her eyes on hearing his step.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Old Rebecca Mervyn was seated on the bench beside the door, plying her knitting-needles; she raised her eyes on hearing his step.
RebeccanounUS /rəˈbekə/
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading Old Rebecca Mervyn was seated on the bench beside the door, plying her knitting-needles; she raised her eyes on hearing his step.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Ha, he's come!" she said, lowering her hands to her knees, and fixing her dark wild gaze upon him, "I ought to have known it--so strange a dream must have had a meaning."
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Old Rebecca Mervyn was seated on the bench beside the door, plying her knitting-needles; she raised her eyes on hearing his step.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Old Rebecca Mervyn was seated on the bench beside the door, plying her knitting-needles; she raised her eyes on hearing his step.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Ha, he's come!" she said, lowering her hands to her knees, and fixing her dark wild gaze upon him, "I ought to have known it--so strange a dream must have had a meaning."
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Old Rebecca Mervyn was seated on the bench beside the door, plying her knitting-needles; she raised her eyes on hearing his step.
steward's
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From this reading HE found himself, in a little time, under the windows of the steward's house.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "Ha, he's come!" she said, lowering her hands to her knees, and fixing her dark wild gaze upon him, "I ought to have known it--so strange a dream must have had a meaning."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HE found himself, in a little time, under the windows of the steward's house.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading HE found himself, in a little time, under the windows of the steward's house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ha, he's come!" she said, lowering her hands to her knees, and fixing her dark wild gaze upon him, "I ought to have known it--so strange a dream must have had a meaning."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading HE found himself, in a little time, under the windows of the steward's house.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Ha, he's come!" she said, lowering her hands to her knees, and fixing her dark wild gaze upon him, "I ought to have known it--so strange a dream must have had a meaning."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old Rebecca Mervyn was seated on the bench beside the door, plying her knitting-needles; she raised her eyes on hearing his step.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading "Ha, he's come!" she said, lowering her hands to her knees, and fixing her dark wild gaze upon him, "I ought to have known it--so strange a dream must have had a meaning."
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading HE found himself, in a little time, under the windows of the steward's house.
