used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My poor darling Margaret thought a little amusement would be good for me, so we went to see some picture by Charlie Chaplin that evening.
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading My poor darling Margaret thought a little amusement would be good for me, so we went to see some picture by Charlie Chaplin that evening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And I found myself back at Paradown in bed in my room and Margaret, white and wretched, and with a certain dread and despair on her face, bending over me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My poor darling Margaret thought a little amusement would be good for me, so we went to see some picture by Charlie Chaplin that evening.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading And I found myself back at Paradown in bed in my room and Margaret, white and wretched, and with a certain dread and despair on her face, bending over me.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading And I found myself back at Paradown in bed in my room and Margaret, white and wretched, and with a certain dread and despair on her face, bending over me.
bleedingnounUS /ˈbliːdɪŋ/
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My poor darling Margaret thought a little amusement would be good for me, so we went to see some picture by Charlie Chaplin that evening.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading And I found myself back at Paradown in bed in my room and Margaret, white and wretched, and with a certain dread and despair on her face, bending over me.
ChaplinnounUS /ˈtʃæplən/
English comedian and film maker; portrayed a downtrodden little man in baggy pants and bowler hat (1889-1977)
From this reading My poor darling Margaret thought a little amusement would be good for me, so we went to see some picture by Charlie Chaplin that evening.
Charlie
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From this reading My poor darling Margaret thought a little amusement would be good for me, so we went to see some picture by Charlie Chaplin that evening.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And then I remembered, and could not face her eyes.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
a special loved one
From this reading My poor darling Margaret thought a little amusement would be good for me, so we went to see some picture by Charlie Chaplin that evening.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading And I found myself back at Paradown in bed in my room and Margaret, white and wretched, and with a certain dread and despair on her face, bending over me.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading And I found myself back at Paradown in bed in my room and Margaret, white and wretched, and with a certain dread and despair on her face, bending over me.
Ethel
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From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading My poor darling Margaret thought a little amusement would be good for me, so we went to see some picture by Charlie Chaplin that evening.
opinion or judgment
From this reading And then I remembered, and could not face her eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My poor darling Margaret thought a little amusement would be good for me, so we went to see some picture by Charlie Chaplin that evening.
set up or found
From this reading And I found myself back at Paradown in bed in my room and Margaret, white and wretched, and with a certain dread and despair on her face, bending over me.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading My poor darling Margaret thought a little amusement would be good for me, so we went to see some picture by Charlie Chaplin that evening.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
hadn't
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From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading My poor darling Margaret thought a little amusement would be good for me, so we went to see some picture by Charlie Chaplin that evening.
Margaret
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From this reading My poor darling Margaret thought a little amusement would be good for me, so we went to see some picture by Charlie Chaplin that evening.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My poor darling Margaret thought a little amusement would be good for me, so we went to see some picture by Charlie Chaplin that evening.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading That was yesterday morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My poor darling Margaret thought a little amusement would be good for me, so we went to see some picture by Charlie Chaplin that evening.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading And I found myself back at Paradown in bed in my room and Margaret, white and wretched, and with a certain dread and despair on her face, bending over me.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And then I remembered, and could not face her eyes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And I found myself back at Paradown in bed in my room and Margaret, white and wretched, and with a certain dread and despair on her face, bending over me.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And I found myself back at Paradown in bed in my room and Margaret, white and wretched, and with a certain dread and despair on her face, bending over me.
Paradown
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From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading My poor darling Margaret thought a little amusement would be good for me, so we went to see some picture by Charlie Chaplin that evening.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading My poor darling Margaret thought a little amusement would be good for me, so we went to see some picture by Charlie Chaplin that evening.
bring forth or yield
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading And then I remembered, and could not face her eyes.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading And I found myself back at Paradown in bed in my room and Margaret, white and wretched, and with a certain dread and despair on her face, bending over me.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading My poor darling Margaret thought a little amusement would be good for me, so we went to see some picture by Charlie Chaplin that evening.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
snapverbUS /snæp/
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My poor darling Margaret thought a little amusement would be good for me, so we went to see some picture by Charlie Chaplin that evening.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading My poor darling Margaret thought a little amusement would be good for me, so we went to see some picture by Charlie Chaplin that evening.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My poor darling Margaret thought a little amusement would be good for me, so we went to see some picture by Charlie Chaplin that evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading My poor darling Margaret thought a little amusement would be good for me, so we went to see some picture by Charlie Chaplin that evening.
push forcefully
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My poor darling Margaret thought a little amusement would be good for me, so we went to see some picture by Charlie Chaplin that evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was yesterday morning.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading My poor darling Margaret thought a little amusement would be good for me, so we went to see some picture by Charlie Chaplin that evening.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading My poor darling Margaret thought a little amusement would be good for me, so we went to see some picture by Charlie Chaplin that evening.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It would have done me more good if Ethel hadn’t come in and sat down next to me and begun to produce the picture, for something went snap in my head and there were the steps at Paradown, and Ethel came out, and I behind her, and down she went, and then her crushed and bleeding face grew and grew and thrust itself into mine.
a Caucasian
From this reading And I found myself back at Paradown in bed in my room and Margaret, white and wretched, and with a certain dread and despair on her face, bending over me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And I found myself back at Paradown in bed in my room and Margaret, white and wretched, and with a certain dread and despair on her face, bending over me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My poor darling Margaret thought a little amusement would be good for me, so we went to see some picture by Charlie Chaplin that evening.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading And I found myself back at Paradown in bed in my room and Margaret, white and wretched, and with a certain dread and despair on her face, bending over me.
the day immediately before today
From this reading That was yesterday morning.
