used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THEN MARCHED THE BRAVE A terrible storm was coming up, after the sultry day.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He felt no hunger; it troubled him a little that his mother and Ruth would worry about him, but nothing mattered so much as the solving of the doubt that was causing his heart and brain to throb.
affectverbUS /əˈfekt/
have an effect upon
From this reading Only so far did it affect him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THEN MARCHED THE BRAVE A terrible storm was coming up, after the sultry day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Andy's whole being centered upon the thought that he must reach the Beekman Place; and the coming storm might delay him.
Andy's
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From this reading Andy's whole being centered upon the thought that he must reach the Beekman Place; and the coming storm might delay him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He felt no hunger; it troubled him a little that his mother and Ruth would worry about him, but nothing mattered so much as the solving of the doubt that was causing his heart and brain to throb.
Beekman
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From this reading Andy's whole being centered upon the thought that he must reach the Beekman Place; and the coming storm might delay him.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Andy's whole being centered upon the thought that he must reach the Beekman Place; and the coming storm might delay him.
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 He felt no hunger; it troubled him a little that his mother and Ruth would worry about him, but nothing mattered so much as the solving of the doubt that was causing his heart and brain to throb.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading THEN MARCHED THE BRAVE A terrible storm was coming up, after the sultry day.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He felt no hunger; it troubled him a little that his mother and Ruth would worry about him, but nothing mattered so much as the solving of the doubt that was causing his heart and brain to throb.
causingnounUS /ˈkɑːzɪŋ/
the act of causing something to happen
From this reading He felt no hunger; it troubled him a little that his mother and Ruth would worry about him, but nothing mattered so much as the solving of the doubt that was causing his heart and brain to throb.
centeredadjectiveUS /ˈsentərd/
being or placed in the center
From this reading Andy's whole being centered upon the thought that he must reach the Beekman Place; and the coming storm might delay him.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THEN MARCHED THE BRAVE A terrible storm was coming up, after the sultry day.
carefully weighed
From this reading Strangely enough, his lameness decreased as his excitement waxed greater, or it seemed to, and he considered it less.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THEN MARCHED THE BRAVE A terrible storm was coming up, after the sultry day.
decreasedadjectiveUS /dɪˈkriːst/
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading Strangely enough, his lameness decreased as his excitement waxed greater, or it seemed to, and he considered it less.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading Andy's whole being centered upon the thought that he must reach the Beekman Place; and the coming storm might delay him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Only so far did it affect him.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading He felt no hunger; it troubled him a little that his mother and Ruth would worry about him, but nothing mattered so much as the solving of the doubt that was causing his heart and brain to throb.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Strangely enough, his lameness decreased as his excitement waxed greater, or it seemed to, and he considered it less.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Strangely enough, his lameness decreased as his excitement waxed greater, or it seemed to, and he considered it less.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Only so far did it affect him.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt no hunger; it troubled him a little that his mother and Ruth would worry about him, but nothing mattered so much as the solving of the doubt that was causing his heart and brain to throb.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Strangely enough, his lameness decreased as his excitement waxed greater, or it seemed to, and he considered it less.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Andy's whole being centered upon the thought that he must reach the Beekman Place; and the coming storm might delay him.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He felt no hunger; it troubled him a little that his mother and Ruth would worry about him, but nothing mattered so much as the solving of the doubt that was causing his heart and brain to throb.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Andy's whole being centered upon the thought that he must reach the Beekman Place; and the coming storm might delay him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt no hunger; it troubled him a little that his mother and Ruth would worry about him, but nothing mattered so much as the solving of the doubt that was causing his heart and brain to throb.
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading He felt no hunger; it troubled him a little that his mother and Ruth would worry about him, but nothing mattered so much as the solving of the doubt that was causing his heart and brain to throb.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Only so far did it affect him.
lamenessnoun
disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
From this reading Strangely enough, his lameness decreased as his excitement waxed greater, or it seemed to, and he considered it less.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Strangely enough, his lameness decreased as his excitement waxed greater, or it seemed to, and he considered it less.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He felt no hunger; it troubled him a little that his mother and Ruth would worry about him, but nothing mattered so much as the solving of the doubt that was causing his heart and brain to throb.
MARCHEDverbUS /mɑːrtʃt/
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading THEN MARCHED THE BRAVE A terrible storm was coming up, after the sultry day.
matteredverbUS /ˈmætərd/
past form of “matter” — have weight; have import, carry weight
From this reading He felt no hunger; it troubled him a little that his mother and Ruth would worry about him, but nothing mattered so much as the solving of the doubt that was causing his heart and brain to throb.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Andy's whole being centered upon the thought that he must reach the Beekman Place; and the coming storm might delay him.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He felt no hunger; it troubled him a little that his mother and Ruth would worry about him, but nothing mattered so much as the solving of the doubt that was causing his heart and brain to throb.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He felt no hunger; it troubled him a little that his mother and Ruth would worry about him, but nothing mattered so much as the solving of the doubt that was causing his heart and brain to throb.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Andy's whole being centered upon the thought that he must reach the Beekman Place; and the coming storm might delay him.
not any; not one
From this reading He felt no hunger; it troubled him a little that his mother and Ruth would worry about him, but nothing mattered so much as the solving of the doubt that was causing his heart and brain to throb.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He felt no hunger; it troubled him a little that his mother and Ruth would worry about him, but nothing mattered so much as the solving of the doubt that was causing his heart and brain to throb.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He felt no hunger; it troubled him a little that his mother and Ruth would worry about him, but nothing mattered so much as the solving of the doubt that was causing his heart and brain to throb.
and nothing more
From this reading Only so far did it affect him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Strangely enough, his lameness decreased as his excitement waxed greater, or it seemed to, and he considered it less.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Andy's whole being centered upon the thought that he must reach the Beekman Place; and the coming storm might delay him.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Andy's whole being centered upon the thought that he must reach the Beekman Place; and the coming storm might delay him.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading He felt no hunger; it troubled him a little that his mother and Ruth would worry about him, but nothing mattered so much as the solving of the doubt that was causing his heart and brain to throb.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Strangely enough, his lameness decreased as his excitement waxed greater, or it seemed to, and he considered it less.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Only so far did it affect him.
solvingnounUS /ˈsɑːlvɪŋ/
finding a solution to a problem
From this reading He felt no hunger; it troubled him a little that his mother and Ruth would worry about him, but nothing mattered so much as the solving of the doubt that was causing his heart and brain to throb.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading THEN MARCHED THE BRAVE A terrible storm was coming up, after the sultry day.
in a strange manner
From this reading Strangely enough, his lameness decreased as his excitement waxed greater, or it seemed to, and he considered it less.
sultryadjectiveUS /ˈsʌltri/
sexually exciting or gratifying
From this reading THEN MARCHED THE BRAVE A terrible storm was coming up, after the sultry day.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading THEN MARCHED THE BRAVE A terrible storm was coming up, after the sultry day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Andy's whole being centered upon the thought that he must reach the Beekman Place; and the coming storm might delay him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THEN MARCHED THE BRAVE A terrible storm was coming up, after the sultry day.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THEN MARCHED THE BRAVE A terrible storm was coming up, after the sultry day.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Andy's whole being centered upon the thought that he must reach the Beekman Place; and the coming storm might delay him.
throbverbUS /θrɑːb/
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
From this reading He felt no hunger; it troubled him a little that his mother and Ruth would worry about him, but nothing mattered so much as the solving of the doubt that was causing his heart and brain to throb.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He felt no hunger; it troubled him a little that his mother and Ruth would worry about him, but nothing mattered so much as the solving of the doubt that was causing his heart and brain to throb.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading He felt no hunger; it troubled him a little that his mother and Ruth would worry about him, but nothing mattered so much as the solving of the doubt that was causing his heart and brain to throb.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THEN MARCHED THE BRAVE A terrible storm was coming up, after the sultry day.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Andy's whole being centered upon the thought that he must reach the Beekman Place; and the coming storm might delay him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THEN MARCHED THE BRAVE A terrible storm was coming up, after the sultry day.
waxedadjectiveUS /wækst/
treated with wax
From this reading Strangely enough, his lameness decreased as his excitement waxed greater, or it seemed to, and he considered it less.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Andy's whole being centered upon the thought that he must reach the Beekman Place; and the coming storm might delay him.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading He felt no hunger; it troubled him a little that his mother and Ruth would worry about him, but nothing mattered so much as the solving of the doubt that was causing his heart and brain to throb.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He felt no hunger; it troubled him a little that his mother and Ruth would worry about him, but nothing mattered so much as the solving of the doubt that was causing his heart and brain to throb.
