used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Beside the door the heavy sheet of ground glass that made another window, outside which a light burned at night for a certain time; before that ground glass a wooden slab, fixed firmly in the wall, for a table; a stool for seat.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
(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 At first, when I realized what it meant: that I was to live there for all my life--that ambition, hope, and all that made life worthy had been stripped away from me--I rebelled fiercely.
a cherished desire
From this reading At first, when I realized what it meant: that I was to live there for all my life--that ambition, hope, and all that made life worthy had been stripped away from me--I rebelled fiercely.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Beside the door the heavy sheet of ground glass that made another window, outside which a light burned at night for a certain time; before that ground glass a wooden slab, fixed firmly in the wall, for a table; a stool for seat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At first, when I realized what it meant: that I was to live there for all my life--that ambition, hope, and all that made life worthy had been stripped away from me--I rebelled fiercely.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Beside the door the heavy sheet of ground glass that made another window, outside which a light burned at night for a certain time; before that ground glass a wooden slab, fixed firmly in the wall, for a table; a stool for seat.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside the door the heavy sheet of ground glass that made another window, outside which a light burned at night for a certain time; before that ground glass a wooden slab, fixed firmly in the wall, for a table; a stool for seat.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading And on the table my Bible.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading Beside the door the heavy sheet of ground glass that made another window, outside which a light burned at night for a certain time; before that ground glass a wooden slab, fixed firmly in the wall, for a table; a stool for seat.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Beside the door the heavy sheet of ground glass that made another window, outside which a light burned at night for a certain time; before that ground glass a wooden slab, fixed firmly in the wall, for a table; a stool for seat.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
an opposing military force
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
fiercelyadverbUS /ˈfɪrsli/
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading At first, when I realized what it meant: that I was to live there for all my life--that ambition, hope, and all that made life worthy had been stripped away from me--I rebelled fiercely.
finishingnounUS /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
with resolute determination
From this reading Beside the door the heavy sheet of ground glass that made another window, outside which a light burned at night for a certain time; before that ground glass a wooden slab, fixed firmly in the wall, for a table; a stool for seat.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first, when I realized what it meant: that I was to live there for all my life--that ambition, hope, and all that made life worthy had been stripped away from me--I rebelled fiercely.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Beside the door the heavy sheet of ground glass that made another window, outside which a light burned at night for a certain time; before that ground glass a wooden slab, fixed firmly in the wall, for a table; a stool for seat.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Beside the door the heavy sheet of ground glass that made another window, outside which a light burned at night for a certain time; before that ground glass a wooden slab, fixed firmly in the wall, for a table; a stool for seat.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At first, when I realized what it meant: that I was to live there for all my life--that ambition, hope, and all that made life worthy had been stripped away from me--I rebelled fiercely.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Beside the door the heavy sheet of ground glass that made another window, outside which a light burned at night for a certain time; before that ground glass a wooden slab, fixed firmly in the wall, for a table; a stool for seat.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Beside the door the heavy sheet of ground glass that made another window, outside which a light burned at night for a certain time; before that ground glass a wooden slab, fixed firmly in the wall, for a table; a stool for seat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Beside the door the heavy sheet of ground glass that made another window, outside which a light burned at night for a certain time; before that ground glass a wooden slab, fixed firmly in the wall, for a table; a stool for seat.
heelnounUS /hiːl/
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading And that was my home for twenty years!
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading At first, when I realized what it meant: that I was to live there for all my life--that ambition, hope, and all that made life worthy had been stripped away from me--I rebelled fiercely.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At first, when I realized what it meant: that I was to live there for all my life--that ambition, hope, and all that made life worthy had been stripped away from me--I rebelled fiercely.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At first, when I realized what it meant: that I was to live there for all my life--that ambition, hope, and all that made life worthy had been stripped away from me--I rebelled fiercely.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading At first, when I realized what it meant: that I was to live there for all my life--that ambition, hope, and all that made life worthy had been stripped away from me--I rebelled fiercely.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Beside the door the heavy sheet of ground glass that made another window, outside which a light burned at night for a certain time; before that ground glass a wooden slab, fixed firmly in the wall, for a table; a stool for seat.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading At first, when I realized what it meant: that I was to live there for all my life--that ambition, hope, and all that made life worthy had been stripped away from me--I rebelled fiercely.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Beside the door the heavy sheet of ground glass that made another window, outside which a light burned at night for a certain time; before that ground glass a wooden slab, fixed firmly in the wall, for a table; a stool for seat.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At first, when I realized what it meant: that I was to live there for all my life--that ambition, hope, and all that made life worthy had been stripped away from me--I rebelled fiercely.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading At first, when I realized what it meant: that I was to live there for all my life--that ambition, hope, and all that made life worthy had been stripped away from me--I rebelled fiercely.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And on the table my Bible.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Beside the door the heavy sheet of ground glass that made another window, outside which a light burned at night for a certain time; before that ground glass a wooden slab, fixed firmly in the wall, for a table; a stool for seat.
plantedadjectiveUS /ˈplæntɪd/
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading At first, when I realized what it meant: that I was to live there for all my life--that ambition, hope, and all that made life worthy had been stripped away from me--I rebelled fiercely.
rebelledverbUS /rɪˈbeld/
inflected form of “rebel” — take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
From this reading At first, when I realized what it meant: that I was to live there for all my life--that ambition, hope, and all that made life worthy had been stripped away from me--I rebelled fiercely.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Beside the door the heavy sheet of ground glass that made another window, outside which a light burned at night for a certain time; before that ground glass a wooden slab, fixed firmly in the wall, for a table; a stool for seat.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading Beside the door the heavy sheet of ground glass that made another window, outside which a light burned at night for a certain time; before that ground glass a wooden slab, fixed firmly in the wall, for a table; a stool for seat.
slabnounUS /slæb/
block consisting of a thick piece of something
From this reading Beside the door the heavy sheet of ground glass that made another window, outside which a light burned at night for a certain time; before that ground glass a wooden slab, fixed firmly in the wall, for a table; a stool for seat.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
stoolnounUS /stuːl/
a simple seat without a back or arms
From this reading Beside the door the heavy sheet of ground glass that made another window, outside which a light burned at night for a certain time; before that ground glass a wooden slab, fixed firmly in the wall, for a table; a stool for seat.
strippedadjectiveUS /strɪpt/
having only essential or minimal features
From this reading At first, when I realized what it meant: that I was to live there for all my life--that ambition, hope, and all that made life worthy had been stripped away from me--I rebelled fiercely.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Beside the door the heavy sheet of ground glass that made another window, outside which a light burned at night for a certain time; before that ground glass a wooden slab, fixed firmly in the wall, for a table; a stool for seat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Beside the door the heavy sheet of ground glass that made another window, outside which a light burned at night for a certain time; before that ground glass a wooden slab, fixed firmly in the wall, for a table; a stool for seat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At first, when I realized what it meant: that I was to live there for all my life--that ambition, hope, and all that made life worthy had been stripped away from me--I rebelled fiercely.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Beside the door the heavy sheet of ground glass that made another window, outside which a light burned at night for a certain time; before that ground glass a wooden slab, fixed firmly in the wall, for a table; a stool for seat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At first, when I realized what it meant: that I was to live there for all my life--that ambition, hope, and all that made life worthy had been stripped away from me--I rebelled fiercely.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading And that was my home for twenty years!
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And that was my home for twenty years!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At first, when I realized what it meant: that I was to live there for all my life--that ambition, hope, and all that made life worthy had been stripped away from me--I rebelled fiercely.
at the time that
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Beside the door the heavy sheet of ground glass that made another window, outside which a light burned at night for a certain time; before that ground glass a wooden slab, fixed firmly in the wall, for a table; a stool for seat.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MINE ENEMY So many steps the length of my cell--beginning with the heel planted against the wall under the high window, and finishing at the door; so many steps across--beginning with the heel planted against the wall opposite the bed, and finishing at night at the bed itself, or in the day, when the bed had been turned up against the wall, at the opposite wall.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading Beside the door the heavy sheet of ground glass that made another window, outside which a light burned at night for a certain time; before that ground glass a wooden slab, fixed firmly in the wall, for a table; a stool for seat.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading At first, when I realized what it meant: that I was to live there for all my life--that ambition, hope, and all that made life worthy had been stripped away from me--I rebelled fiercely.
a late time of life
From this reading And that was my home for twenty years!
