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From this reading Jennie Barton sat alone on the roof of her aunt's house at two o'clock on the morning of April 13.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JENNIE'S VISION Wild rumors of bombardment held Charleston in a spell.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Jennie Barton sat alone on the roof of her aunt's house at two o'clock on the morning of April 13.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seated beside the brick coping of the roof she leaned the strong little chin in her hands, waited and watched.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading Jennie Barton sat alone on the roof of her aunt's house at two o'clock on the morning of April 13.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jennie Barton sat alone on the roof of her aunt's house at two o'clock on the morning of April 13.
aunt'snounUS /ænts/
possessive form of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Jennie Barton sat alone on the roof of her aunt's house at two o'clock on the morning of April 13.
Barton
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From this reading Jennie Barton sat alone on the roof of her aunt's house at two o'clock on the morning of April 13.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The others had gone to bed, certain that the rumors were false.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Seated beside the brick coping of the roof she leaned the strong little chin in her hands, waited and watched.
bombardmentnounUS /bɑːmˈbɑːrdmənt/
the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
From this reading JENNIE'S VISION Wild rumors of bombardment held Charleston in a spell.
bricknounUS /brɪk/
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading Seated beside the brick coping of the roof she leaned the strong little chin in her hands, waited and watched.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading The others had gone to bed, certain that the rumors were false.
certaintynounUS /ˈsɜːrtənti/
the state of being certain
From this reading She had somehow felt the certainty of the crash.
CharlestonnounUS /ˈtʃɑːrlstən/
state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river
From this reading JENNIE'S VISION Wild rumors of bombardment held Charleston in a spell.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading Seated beside the brick coping of the roof she leaned the strong little chin in her hands, waited and watched.
copingnounUS /ˈkoʊpɪŋ/
brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
From this reading Seated beside the brick coping of the roof she leaned the strong little chin in her hands, waited and watched.
crashverbUS /kræʃ/
fall or come down violently
From this reading She had somehow felt the certainty of the crash.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading The others had gone to bed, certain that the rumors were false.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She had somehow felt the certainty of the crash.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The others had gone to bed, certain that the rumors were false.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The others had gone to bed, certain that the rumors were false.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Seated beside the brick coping of the roof she leaned the strong little chin in her hands, waited and watched.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading JENNIE'S VISION Wild rumors of bombardment held Charleston in a spell.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jennie Barton sat alone on the roof of her aunt's house at two o'clock on the morning of April 13.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Jennie Barton sat alone on the roof of her aunt's house at two o'clock on the morning of April 13.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JENNIE'S VISION Wild rumors of bombardment held Charleston in a spell.
Jennie
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From this reading Jennie Barton sat alone on the roof of her aunt's house at two o'clock on the morning of April 13.
JENNIE'S
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From this reading JENNIE'S VISION Wild rumors of bombardment held Charleston in a spell.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Seated beside the brick coping of the roof she leaned the strong little chin in her hands, waited and watched.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Seated beside the brick coping of the roof she leaned the strong little chin in her hands, waited and watched.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Jennie Barton sat alone on the roof of her aunt's house at two o'clock on the morning of April 13.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Jennie Barton sat alone on the roof of her aunt's house at two o'clock on the morning of April 13.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JENNIE'S VISION Wild rumors of bombardment held Charleston in a spell.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jennie Barton sat alone on the roof of her aunt's house at two o'clock on the morning of April 13.
others
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From this reading The others had gone to bed, certain that the rumors were false.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading Jennie Barton sat alone on the roof of her aunt's house at two o'clock on the morning of April 13.
rumorsnounUS /ˈruːmərz/
plural of “rumor” — gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading JENNIE'S VISION Wild rumors of bombardment held Charleston in a spell.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Jennie Barton sat alone on the roof of her aunt's house at two o'clock on the morning of April 13.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Seated beside the brick coping of the roof she leaned the strong little chin in her hands, waited and watched.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had somehow felt the certainty of the crash.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading She had somehow felt the certainty of the crash.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading JENNIE'S VISION Wild rumors of bombardment held Charleston in a spell.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Seated beside the brick coping of the roof she leaned the strong little chin in her hands, waited and watched.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The others had gone to bed, certain that the rumors were false.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jennie Barton sat alone on the roof of her aunt's house at two o'clock on the morning of April 13.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The others had gone to bed, certain that the rumors were false.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Jennie Barton sat alone on the roof of her aunt's house at two o'clock on the morning of April 13.
a vivid mental image
From this reading JENNIE'S VISION Wild rumors of bombardment held Charleston in a spell.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Seated beside the brick coping of the roof she leaned the strong little chin in her hands, waited and watched.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Seated beside the brick coping of the roof she leaned the strong little chin in her hands, waited and watched.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The others had gone to bed, certain that the rumors were false.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading JENNIE'S VISION Wild rumors of bombardment held Charleston in a spell.
