used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Meanwhile Charles-Norton was not having such a good time either.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had visions of hospitals--of a white cot to which he was brought, a white cot about which grave men stood hopelessly, and on the pillow of which spread a cascade of golden hair.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And now in his glass cage, a weight was at his stomach, a constant weight like an indigestible plum-pudding.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At regular intervals, as he bent over his books, he felt his heart descend swiftly to the soles of his feet; he paled at the sight of a telegraph messenger, at the sound of the telephone bell.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading At regular intervals, as he bent over his books, he felt his heart descend swiftly to the soles of his feet; he paled at the sight of a telegraph messenger, at the sound of the telephone bell.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading At regular intervals, as he bent over his books, he felt his heart descend swiftly to the soles of his feet; he paled at the sight of a telegraph messenger, at the sound of the telephone bell.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading At regular intervals, as he bent over his books, he felt his heart descend swiftly to the soles of his feet; he paled at the sight of a telegraph messenger, at the sound of the telephone bell.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He had visions of hospitals--of a white cot to which he was brought, a white cot about which grave men stood hopelessly, and on the pillow of which spread a cascade of golden hair.
cagenounUS /keɪdʒ/
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading And now in his glass cage, a weight was at his stomach, a constant weight like an indigestible plum-pudding.
cascadeverbUS /kæˈskeɪd/
rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
From this reading He had visions of hospitals--of a white cot to which he was brought, a white cot about which grave men stood hopelessly, and on the pillow of which spread a cascade of golden hair.
Charles-Norton
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From this reading Meanwhile Charles-Norton was not having such a good time either.
unvarying in nature
From this reading And now in his glass cage, a weight was at his stomach, a constant weight like an indigestible plum-pudding.
cotnounUS /kɑːt/
a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading He had visions of hospitals--of a white cot to which he was brought, a white cot about which grave men stood hopelessly, and on the pillow of which spread a cascade of golden hair.
descendverbUS /dɪˈsend/
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading At regular intervals, as he bent over his books, he felt his heart descend swiftly to the soles of his feet; he paled at the sight of a telegraph messenger, at the sound of the telephone bell.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
one or the other of two
From this reading Meanwhile Charles-Norton was not having such a good time either.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading At regular intervals, as he bent over his books, he felt his heart descend swiftly to the soles of his feet; he paled at the sight of a telegraph messenger, at the sound of the telephone bell.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading And now in his glass cage, a weight was at his stomach, a constant weight like an indigestible plum-pudding.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading He had visions of hospitals--of a white cot to which he was brought, a white cot about which grave men stood hopelessly, and on the pillow of which spread a cascade of golden hair.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Meanwhile Charles-Norton was not having such a good time either.
death of a person
From this reading He had visions of hospitals--of a white cot to which he was brought, a white cot about which grave men stood hopelessly, and on the pillow of which spread a cascade of golden hair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He had visions of hospitals--of a white cot to which he was brought, a white cot about which grave men stood hopelessly, and on the pillow of which spread a cascade of golden hair.
haltedverbUS /ˈhɔːltəd/
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Meanwhile Charles-Norton was not having such a good time either.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading At regular intervals, as he bent over his books, he felt his heart descend swiftly to the soles of his feet; he paled at the sight of a telegraph messenger, at the sound of the telephone bell.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
hopelesslyadverbUS /ˈhoʊpləsli/
in a hopeless manner
From this reading He had visions of hospitals--of a white cot to which he was brought, a white cot about which grave men stood hopelessly, and on the pillow of which spread a cascade of golden hair.
hospitalsnounUS /ˈhɑːspɪtəlz/
plural of “hospital” — a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading He had visions of hospitals--of a white cot to which he was brought, a white cot about which grave men stood hopelessly, and on the pillow of which spread a cascade of golden hair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And now in his glass cage, a weight was at his stomach, a constant weight like an indigestible plum-pudding.
indigestibleadjective
digested with difficulty
From this reading And now in his glass cage, a weight was at his stomach, a constant weight like an indigestible plum-pudding.
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading At regular intervals, as he bent over his books, he felt his heart descend swiftly to the soles of his feet; he paled at the sight of a telegraph messenger, at the sound of the telephone bell.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And now in his glass cage, a weight was at his stomach, a constant weight like an indigestible plum-pudding.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile Charles-Norton was not having such a good time either.
the force of workers available
From this reading He had visions of hospitals--of a white cot to which he was brought, a white cot about which grave men stood hopelessly, and on the pillow of which spread a cascade of golden hair.
a person who carries a message
From this reading At regular intervals, as he bent over his books, he felt his heart descend swiftly to the soles of his feet; he paled at the sight of a telegraph messenger, at the sound of the telephone bell.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Meanwhile Charles-Norton was not having such a good time either.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now in his glass cage, a weight was at his stomach, a constant weight like an indigestible plum-pudding.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At regular intervals, as he bent over his books, he felt his heart descend swiftly to the soles of his feet; he paled at the sight of a telegraph messenger, at the sound of the telephone bell.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At regular intervals, as he bent over his books, he felt his heart descend swiftly to the soles of his feet; he paled at the sight of a telegraph messenger, at the sound of the telephone bell.
paledverbUS /peɪld/
past form of “pale” — turn pale, as if in fear
From this reading At regular intervals, as he bent over his books, he felt his heart descend swiftly to the soles of his feet; he paled at the sight of a telegraph messenger, at the sound of the telephone bell.
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading He had visions of hospitals--of a white cot to which he was brought, a white cot about which grave men stood hopelessly, and on the pillow of which spread a cascade of golden hair.
plum-pudding
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From this reading And now in his glass cage, a weight was at his stomach, a constant weight like an indigestible plum-pudding.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading At regular intervals, as he bent over his books, he felt his heart descend swiftly to the soles of his feet; he paled at the sight of a telegraph messenger, at the sound of the telephone bell.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading At regular intervals, as he bent over his books, he felt his heart descend swiftly to the soles of his feet; he paled at the sight of a telegraph messenger, at the sound of the telephone bell.
solesnounUS /soʊlz/
plural of “sol” — a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading At regular intervals, as he bent over his books, he felt his heart descend swiftly to the soles of his feet; he paled at the sight of a telegraph messenger, at the sound of the telephone bell.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading At regular intervals, as he bent over his books, he felt his heart descend swiftly to the soles of his feet; he paled at the sight of a telegraph messenger, at the sound of the telephone bell.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading He had visions of hospitals--of a white cot to which he was brought, a white cot about which grave men stood hopelessly, and on the pillow of which spread a cascade of golden hair.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
stomachnounUS /ˈstʌmək/
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading And now in his glass cage, a weight was at his stomach, a constant weight like an indigestible plum-pudding.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He had visions of hospitals--of a white cot to which he was brought, a white cot about which grave men stood hopelessly, and on the pillow of which spread a cascade of golden hair.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile Charles-Norton was not having such a good time either.
swaggeringly
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From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
in a swift manner
From this reading At regular intervals, as he bent over his books, he felt his heart descend swiftly to the soles of his feet; he paled at the sight of a telegraph messenger, at the sound of the telephone bell.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
telegraphnounUS /ˈteləɡræf/
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading At regular intervals, as he bent over his books, he felt his heart descend swiftly to the soles of his feet; he paled at the sight of a telegraph messenger, at the sound of the telephone bell.
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading At regular intervals, as he bent over his books, he felt his heart descend swiftly to the soles of his feet; he paled at the sight of a telegraph messenger, at the sound of the telephone bell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Meanwhile Charles-Norton was not having such a good time either.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
visionsnounUS /ˈvɪʒənz/
plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image
From this reading He had visions of hospitals--of a white cot to which he was brought, a white cot about which grave men stood hopelessly, and on the pillow of which spread a cascade of golden hair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meanwhile Charles-Norton was not having such a good time either.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading And now in his glass cage, a weight was at his stomach, a constant weight like an indigestible plum-pudding.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Starting off swaggeringly, he had halted three times on his way to the station, and three times had taken at least two steps back toward the flat which he felt desolate behind him.
a Caucasian
From this reading He had visions of hospitals--of a white cot to which he was brought, a white cot about which grave men stood hopelessly, and on the pillow of which spread a cascade of golden hair.
