used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All through the night a strange and measured sound was audible throughout the silent, sleeping farm-house.
anew
From this reading Now and then the maids awoke and listened, without knowing what they heard, then turned to sleep again.
(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 All through the night a strange and measured sound was audible throughout the silent, sleeping farm-house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All through the night a strange and measured sound was audible throughout the silent, sleeping farm-house.
audibleadjectiveUS /ˈɑːdəbəl/
heard or perceptible by the ear
From this reading All through the night a strange and measured sound was audible throughout the silent, sleeping farm-house.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Now and then the maids awoke and listened, without knowing what they heard, then turned to sleep again.
backwardsadverbUS /ˈbækwərdz/
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading It was Wally who paced backwards and forwards with heavy, unpausing steps, her sinking heart engaged in a death-struggle with herself, with Fate, with Providence.
beamsnounUS /biːmz/
plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading The boards cracked and the beams trembled, slightly but unceasingly.
boardsnounUS /bɔːrdz/
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading The boards cracked and the beams trembled, slightly but unceasingly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The boards cracked and the beams trembled, slightly but unceasingly.
crackedadjectiveUS /krækt/
used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
From this reading The boards cracked and the beams trembled, slightly but unceasingly.
death-struggle
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From this reading It was Wally who paced backwards and forwards with heavy, unpausing steps, her sinking heart engaged in a death-struggle with herself, with Fate, with Providence.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading It was Wally who paced backwards and forwards with heavy, unpausing steps, her sinking heart engaged in a death-struggle with herself, with Fate, with Providence.
farm-house
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From this reading All through the night a strange and measured sound was audible throughout the silent, sleeping farm-house.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading It was Wally who paced backwards and forwards with heavy, unpausing steps, her sinking heart engaged in a death-struggle with herself, with Fate, with Providence.
forwardsadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərdz/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading It was Wally who paced backwards and forwards with heavy, unpausing steps, her sinking heart engaged in a death-struggle with herself, with Fate, with Providence.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Now and then the maids awoke and listened, without knowing what they heard, then turned to sleep again.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It was Wally who paced backwards and forwards with heavy, unpausing steps, her sinking heart engaged in a death-struggle with herself, with Fate, with Providence.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading It was Wally who paced backwards and forwards with heavy, unpausing steps, her sinking heart engaged in a death-struggle with herself, with Fate, with Providence.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Wally who paced backwards and forwards with heavy, unpausing steps, her sinking heart engaged in a death-struggle with herself, with Fate, with Providence.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was Wally who paced backwards and forwards with heavy, unpausing steps, her sinking heart engaged in a death-struggle with herself, with Fate, with Providence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Wally who paced backwards and forwards with heavy, unpausing steps, her sinking heart engaged in a death-struggle with herself, with Fate, with Providence.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Now and then the maids awoke and listened, without knowing what they heard, then turned to sleep again.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Now and then the maids awoke and listened, without knowing what they heard, then turned to sleep again.
maidsnounUS /meɪdz/
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading Now and then the maids awoke and listened, without knowing what they heard, then turned to sleep again.
measuredadjectiveUS /ˈmeʒərd/
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
From this reading All through the night a strange and measured sound was audible throughout the silent, sleeping farm-house.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading In the Night.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now and then the maids awoke and listened, without knowing what they heard, then turned to sleep again.
pacedverbUS /peɪst/
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading It was Wally who paced backwards and forwards with heavy, unpausing steps, her sinking heart engaged in a death-struggle with herself, with Fate, with Providence.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading It was Wally who paced backwards and forwards with heavy, unpausing steps, her sinking heart engaged in a death-struggle with herself, with Fate, with Providence.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading All through the night a strange and measured sound was audible throughout the silent, sleeping farm-house.
sinkingnounUS /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading It was Wally who paced backwards and forwards with heavy, unpausing steps, her sinking heart engaged in a death-struggle with herself, with Fate, with Providence.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Now and then the maids awoke and listened, without knowing what they heard, then turned to sleep again.
the state of being asleep
From this reading All through the night a strange and measured sound was audible throughout the silent, sleeping farm-house.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading The boards cracked and the beams trembled, slightly but unceasingly.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading All through the night a strange and measured sound was audible throughout the silent, sleeping farm-house.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading It was Wally who paced backwards and forwards with heavy, unpausing steps, her sinking heart engaged in a death-struggle with herself, with Fate, with Providence.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading All through the night a strange and measured sound was audible throughout the silent, sleeping farm-house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the Night.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now and then the maids awoke and listened, without knowing what they heard, then turned to sleep again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now and then the maids awoke and listened, without knowing what they heard, then turned to sleep again.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading All through the night a strange and measured sound was audible throughout the silent, sleeping farm-house.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading All through the night a strange and measured sound was audible throughout the silent, sleeping farm-house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now and then the maids awoke and listened, without knowing what they heard, then turned to sleep again.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading The boards cracked and the beams trembled, slightly but unceasingly.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Now and then the maids awoke and listened, without knowing what they heard, then turned to sleep again.
unceasinglyadverb
with unflagging resolve
From this reading The boards cracked and the beams trembled, slightly but unceasingly.
unpausing
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From this reading It was Wally who paced backwards and forwards with heavy, unpausing steps, her sinking heart engaged in a death-struggle with herself, with Fate, with Providence.
WallynounUS /ˈwɔːli/
a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid
From this reading It was Wally who paced backwards and forwards with heavy, unpausing steps, her sinking heart engaged in a death-struggle with herself, with Fate, with Providence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All through the night a strange and measured sound was audible throughout the silent, sleeping farm-house.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now and then the maids awoke and listened, without knowing what they heard, then turned to sleep again.
which person or people
From this reading It was Wally who paced backwards and forwards with heavy, unpausing steps, her sinking heart engaged in a death-struggle with herself, with Fate, with Providence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Wally who paced backwards and forwards with heavy, unpausing steps, her sinking heart engaged in a death-struggle with herself, with Fate, with Providence.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Now and then the maids awoke and listened, without knowing what they heard, then turned to sleep again.
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