used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had been sitting at a table heaped With manuscripts, and these he was correcting.
(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 "I'm here to interrupt all this," said I; "Too long you've kept your brain upon the stretch: Why be so heedless of your health, your life?"
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading At last I was alone with him once more!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so at eight o'clock the carriage came, And entering it I drove to Lothian's.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And so at eight o'clock the carriage came, And entering it I drove to Lothian's.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'm here to interrupt all this," said I; "Too long you've kept your brain upon the stretch: Why be so heedless of your health, your life?"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been sitting at a table heaped With manuscripts, and these he was correcting.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading "I'm here to interrupt all this," said I; "Too long you've kept your brain upon the stretch: Why be so heedless of your health, your life?"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And so at eight o'clock the carriage came, And entering it I drove to Lothian's.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading And so at eight o'clock the carriage came, And entering it I drove to Lothian's.
correctingverbUS /kərˈektɪŋ/
-ing form of “correct” — make right or correct
From this reading He had been sitting at a table heaped With manuscripts, and these he was correcting.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading And so at eight o'clock the carriage came, And entering it I drove to Lothian's.
being one more than seven
From this reading And so at eight o'clock the carriage came, And entering it I drove to Lothian's.
a movement into or inward
From this reading And so at eight o'clock the carriage came, And entering it I drove to Lothian's.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been sitting at a table heaped With manuscripts, and these he was correcting.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been sitting at a table heaped With manuscripts, and these he was correcting.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading "I'm here to interrupt all this," said I; "Too long you've kept your brain upon the stretch: Why be so heedless of your health, your life?"
heapedverbUS /hiːpt/
past form of “heap” — bestow in large quantities
From this reading He had been sitting at a table heaped With manuscripts, and these he was correcting.
heedlessadjective
marked by or paying little heed or attention
From this reading "I'm here to interrupt all this," said I; "Too long you've kept your brain upon the stretch: Why be so heedless of your health, your life?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I'm here to interrupt all this," said I; "Too long you've kept your brain upon the stretch: Why be so heedless of your health, your life?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At last I was alone with him once more!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And so at eight o'clock the carriage came, And entering it I drove to Lothian's.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm here to interrupt all this," said I; "Too long you've kept your brain upon the stretch: Why be so heedless of your health, your life?"
interruptverbUS /ˌɪntərˈʌpt/
make a break in
From this reading "I'm here to interrupt all this," said I; "Too long you've kept your brain upon the stretch: Why be so heedless of your health, your life?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And so at eight o'clock the carriage came, And entering it I drove to Lothian's.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading "I'm here to interrupt all this," said I; "Too long you've kept your brain upon the stretch: Why be so heedless of your health, your life?"
immediately past
From this reading At last I was alone with him once more!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I'm here to interrupt all this," said I; "Too long you've kept your brain upon the stretch: Why be so heedless of your health, your life?"
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "I'm here to interrupt all this," said I; "Too long you've kept your brain upon the stretch: Why be so heedless of your health, your life?"
Lothian's
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From this reading And so at eight o'clock the carriage came, And entering it I drove to Lothian's.
manuscriptsnounUS /ˈmænjəskrɪpts/
plural of “manuscript” — the form of a literary work submitted for publication
From this reading He had been sitting at a table heaped With manuscripts, and these he was correcting.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading At last I was alone with him once more!
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading And so at eight o'clock the carriage came, And entering it I drove to Lothian's.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'm here to interrupt all this," said I; "Too long you've kept your brain upon the stretch: Why be so heedless of your health, your life?"
on one occasion
From this reading At last I was alone with him once more!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'm here to interrupt all this," said I; "Too long you've kept your brain upon the stretch: Why be so heedless of your health, your life?"
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading He had been sitting at a table heaped With manuscripts, and these he was correcting.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so at eight o'clock the carriage came, And entering it I drove to Lothian's.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading "I'm here to interrupt all this," said I; "Too long you've kept your brain upon the stretch: Why be so heedless of your health, your life?"
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He had been sitting at a table heaped With manuscripts, and these he was correcting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so at eight o'clock the carriage came, And entering it I drove to Lothian's.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He had been sitting at a table heaped With manuscripts, and these he was correcting.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I'm here to interrupt all this," said I; "Too long you've kept your brain upon the stretch: Why be so heedless of your health, your life?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so at eight o'clock the carriage came, And entering it I drove to Lothian's.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "I'm here to interrupt all this," said I; "Too long you've kept your brain upon the stretch: Why be so heedless of your health, your life?"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "I'm here to interrupt all this," said I; "Too long you've kept your brain upon the stretch: Why be so heedless of your health, your life?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last I was alone with him once more!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "I'm here to interrupt all this," said I; "Too long you've kept your brain upon the stretch: Why be so heedless of your health, your life?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last I was alone with him once more!
XnounUS /eks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading X.
you've
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From this reading "I'm here to interrupt all this," said I; "Too long you've kept your brain upon the stretch: Why be so heedless of your health, your life?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm here to interrupt all this," said I; "Too long you've kept your brain upon the stretch: Why be so heedless of your health, your life?"
