used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And never in such a room as I was in then; nor yet in one anywhere like it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I hadn't slept out of Little Olive Street, since James took me there after we were married, I don't think half-a-dozen times.
(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 THE OPENING OF THE COFFIN Shall I ever forget the day which followed?--the greatest in all my life!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'll have to be very old first, and far gone in my dotage.
at or in or to any place
From this reading And never in such a room as I was in then; nor yet in one anywhere like it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And never in such a room as I was in then; nor yet in one anywhere like it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'll have to be very old first, and far gone in my dotage.
COFFINnounUS /ˈkɔːfɪn/
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading THE OPENING OF THE COFFIN Shall I ever forget the day which followed?--the greatest in all my life!
couldn't
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From this reading When I woke up in the morning I couldn't think where I was.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE OPENING OF THE COFFIN Shall I ever forget the day which followed?--the greatest in all my life!
don't
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From this reading I hadn't slept out of Little Olive Street, since James took me there after we were married, I don't think half-a-dozen times.
dotagenoun
mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
From this reading I'll have to be very old first, and far gone in my dotage.
at any time
From this reading THE OPENING OF THE COFFIN Shall I ever forget the day which followed?--the greatest in all my life!
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I'll have to be very old first, and far gone in my dotage.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I'll have to be very old first, and far gone in my dotage.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading THE OPENING OF THE COFFIN Shall I ever forget the day which followed?--the greatest in all my life!
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading THE OPENING OF THE COFFIN Shall I ever forget the day which followed?--the greatest in all my life!
destroyed or killed
From this reading I'll have to be very old first, and far gone in my dotage.
highest in quality
From this reading THE OPENING OF THE COFFIN Shall I ever forget the day which followed?--the greatest in all my life!
hadn't
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From this reading I hadn't slept out of Little Olive Street, since James took me there after we were married, I don't think half-a-dozen times.
half-a-dozen
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From this reading I hadn't slept out of Little Olive Street, since James took me there after we were married, I don't think half-a-dozen times.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I'll have to be very old first, and far gone in my dotage.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE OPENING OF THE COFFIN Shall I ever forget the day which followed?--the greatest in all my life!
I'll
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From this reading I'll have to be very old first, and far gone in my dotage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE OPENING OF THE COFFIN Shall I ever forget the day which followed?--the greatest in all my life!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And never in such a room as I was in then; nor yet in one anywhere like it.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading I hadn't slept out of Little Olive Street, since James took me there after we were married, I don't think half-a-dozen times.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE OPENING OF THE COFFIN Shall I ever forget the day which followed?--the greatest in all my life!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And never in such a room as I was in then; nor yet in one anywhere like it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I hadn't slept out of Little Olive Street, since James took me there after we were married, I don't think half-a-dozen times.
joined in matrimony
From this reading I hadn't slept out of Little Olive Street, since James took me there after we were married, I don't think half-a-dozen times.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I hadn't slept out of Little Olive Street, since James took me there after we were married, I don't think half-a-dozen times.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading When I woke up in the morning I couldn't think where I was.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE OPENING OF THE COFFIN Shall I ever forget the day which followed?--the greatest in all my life!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And never in such a room as I was in then; nor yet in one anywhere like it.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading And never in such a room as I was in then; nor yet in one anywhere like it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OPENING OF THE COFFIN Shall I ever forget the day which followed?--the greatest in all my life!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I'll have to be very old first, and far gone in my dotage.
OliveadjectiveUS /ˈɑːləv/
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading I hadn't slept out of Little Olive Street, since James took me there after we were married, I don't think half-a-dozen times.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And never in such a room as I was in then; nor yet in one anywhere like it.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading THE OPENING OF THE COFFIN Shall I ever forget the day which followed?--the greatest in all my life!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I hadn't slept out of Little Olive Street, since James took me there after we were married, I don't think half-a-dozen times.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading And never in such a room as I was in then; nor yet in one anywhere like it.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading THE OPENING OF THE COFFIN Shall I ever forget the day which followed?--the greatest in all my life!
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I hadn't slept out of Little Olive Street, since James took me there after we were married, I don't think half-a-dozen times.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading I hadn't slept out of Little Olive Street, since James took me there after we were married, I don't think half-a-dozen times.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading I hadn't slept out of Little Olive Street, since James took me there after we were married, I don't think half-a-dozen times.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And never in such a room as I was in then; nor yet in one anywhere like it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OPENING OF THE COFFIN Shall I ever forget the day which followed?--the greatest in all my life!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And never in such a room as I was in then; nor yet in one anywhere like it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I hadn't slept out of Little Olive Street, since James took me there after we were married, I don't think half-a-dozen times.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading When I woke up in the morning I couldn't think where I was.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading I hadn't slept out of Little Olive Street, since James took me there after we were married, I don't think half-a-dozen times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'll have to be very old first, and far gone in my dotage.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I hadn't slept out of Little Olive Street, since James took me there after we were married, I don't think half-a-dozen times.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When I woke up in the morning I couldn't think where I was.
precisely as stated
From this reading I'll have to be very old first, and far gone in my dotage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I woke up in the morning I couldn't think where I was.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I hadn't slept out of Little Olive Street, since James took me there after we were married, I don't think half-a-dozen times.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I hadn't slept out of Little Olive Street, since James took me there after we were married, I don't think half-a-dozen times.
at the time that
From this reading When I woke up in the morning I couldn't think where I was.
in or at the place that
From this reading When I woke up in the morning I couldn't think where I was.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE OPENING OF THE COFFIN Shall I ever forget the day which followed?--the greatest in all my life!
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading When I woke up in the morning I couldn't think where I was.
but in spite of that
From this reading And never in such a room as I was in then; nor yet in one anywhere like it.
