used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Red-eyed, Marlowe sipped ale, his quill chronicling, squeaking, or head on his arms, he snatched a fragment of sleep.
acheverbUS /eɪk/
feel physical pain
From this reading Rain over the house, over the mansard, clicking against the glass, sounding colder and colder, dampening our spirits and our paper, making my knees and ankles ache...rain.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Rain over the house, over the mansard, clicking against the glass, sounding colder and colder, dampening our spirits and our paper, making my knees and ankles ache...rain.
alenounUS /eɪl/
a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From this reading Red-eyed, Marlowe sipped ale, his quill chronicling, squeaking, or head on his arms, he snatched a fragment of sleep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rain over the house, over the mansard, clicking against the glass, sounding colder and colder, dampening our spirits and our paper, making my knees and ankles ache...rain.
anklesnounUS /ˈæŋkəlz/
plural of “ankle” — a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading Rain over the house, over the mansard, clicking against the glass, sounding colder and colder, dampening our spirits and our paper, making my knees and ankles ache...rain.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Red-eyed, Marlowe sipped ale, his quill chronicling, squeaking, or head on his arms, he snatched a fragment of sleep.
blanketsnounUS /ˈblæŋkəts/
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading I wanted to toss myself on the cot and smother myself with blankets and call it a day.
bodkinsnounUS /ˈbɑːdkɪnz/
plural of “bodkin” — a dagger with a slender blade
From this reading God’s bodkins!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I wanted to toss myself on the cot and smother myself with blankets and call it a day.
chroniclingverbUS /ˈkrɑːnɪklɪŋ/
-ing form of “chronicle” — record in chronological order; make a historical record
From this reading Red-eyed, Marlowe sipped ale, his quill chronicling, squeaking, or head on his arms, he snatched a fragment of sleep.
clickingverbUS /ˈklɪkɪŋ/
-ing form of “click” — move or strike with a noise
From this reading Rain over the house, over the mansard, clicking against the glass, sounding colder and colder, dampening our spirits and our paper, making my knees and ankles ache...rain.
colderadjectiveUS /ˈkoʊldər/
comparative of “cold” — having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Rain over the house, over the mansard, clicking against the glass, sounding colder and colder, dampening our spirits and our paper, making my knees and ankles ache...rain.
cotnounUS /kɑːt/
a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading I wanted to toss myself on the cot and smother myself with blankets and call it a day.
dampeningnounUS /ˈdæmpənɪŋ/
the act of making something slightly wet
From this reading Rain over the house, over the mansard, clicking against the glass, sounding colder and colder, dampening our spirits and our paper, making my knees and ankles ache...rain.
the first light of day
From this reading Marlowe said we’d soon see the dawn.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I wanted to toss myself on the cot and smother myself with blankets and call it a day.
fragmentnounUS /ˈfræɡ.mənt/
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading Red-eyed, Marlowe sipped ale, his quill chronicling, squeaking, or head on his arms, he snatched a fragment of sleep.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Rain over the house, over the mansard, clicking against the glass, sounding colder and colder, dampening our spirits and our paper, making my knees and ankles ache...rain.
God'snounUS /ɡɑːdz/
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God’s bodkins!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Red-eyed, Marlowe sipped ale, his quill chronicling, squeaking, or head on his arms, he snatched a fragment of sleep.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Red-eyed, Marlowe sipped ale, his quill chronicling, squeaking, or head on his arms, he snatched a fragment of sleep.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Red-eyed, Marlowe sipped ale, his quill chronicling, squeaking, or head on his arms, he snatched a fragment of sleep.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Rain over the house, over the mansard, clicking against the glass, sounding colder and colder, dampening our spirits and our paper, making my knees and ankles ache...rain.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wanted to toss myself on the cot and smother myself with blankets and call it a day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wanted to toss myself on the cot and smother myself with blankets and call it a day.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Rain over the house, over the mansard, clicking against the glass, sounding colder and colder, dampening our spirits and our paper, making my knees and ankles ache...rain.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Rain over the house, over the mansard, clicking against the glass, sounding colder and colder, dampening our spirits and our paper, making my knees and ankles ache...rain.
mansardnoun
a hip roof having two slopes on each side
From this reading Rain over the house, over the mansard, clicking against the glass, sounding colder and colder, dampening our spirits and our paper, making my knees and ankles ache...rain.
MarlowenounUS /ˈmɑːrloʊ/
English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593)
From this reading Red-eyed, Marlowe sipped ale, his quill chronicling, squeaking, or head on his arms, he snatched a fragment of sleep.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Rain over the house, over the mansard, clicking against the glass, sounding colder and colder, dampening our spirits and our paper, making my knees and ankles ache...rain.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I wanted to toss myself on the cot and smother myself with blankets and call it a day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Red-eyed, Marlowe sipped ale, his quill chronicling, squeaking, or head on his arms, he snatched a fragment of sleep.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Red-eyed, Marlowe sipped ale, his quill chronicling, squeaking, or head on his arms, he snatched a fragment of sleep.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Red-eyed, Marlowe sipped ale, his quill chronicling, squeaking, or head on his arms, he snatched a fragment of sleep.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Rain over the house, over the mansard, clicking against the glass, sounding colder and colder, dampening our spirits and our paper, making my knees and ankles ache...rain.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Rain over the house, over the mansard, clicking against the glass, sounding colder and colder, dampening our spirits and our paper, making my knees and ankles ache...rain.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Rain over the house, over the mansard, clicking against the glass, sounding colder and colder, dampening our spirits and our paper, making my knees and ankles ache...rain.
quillnounUS /kwɪl/
pen made from a bird's feather
From this reading Red-eyed, Marlowe sipped ale, his quill chronicling, squeaking, or head on his arms, he snatched a fragment of sleep.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Rain over the house, over the mansard, clicking against the glass, sounding colder and colder, dampening our spirits and our paper, making my knees and ankles ache...rain.
Red-eyed
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From this reading Red-eyed, Marlowe sipped ale, his quill chronicling, squeaking, or head on his arms, he snatched a fragment of sleep.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Marlowe said we’d soon see the dawn.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Marlowe said we’d soon see the dawn.
sippedverbUS /sɪpt/
inflected form of “sip” — drink in sips
From this reading Red-eyed, Marlowe sipped ale, his quill chronicling, squeaking, or head on his arms, he snatched a fragment of sleep.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Red-eyed, Marlowe sipped ale, his quill chronicling, squeaking, or head on his arms, he snatched a fragment of sleep.
smotherverbUS /ˈsmʌðər/
envelop completely
From this reading I wanted to toss myself on the cot and smother myself with blankets and call it a day.
snatchedverbUS /snætʃt/
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading Red-eyed, Marlowe sipped ale, his quill chronicling, squeaking, or head on his arms, he snatched a fragment of sleep.
in the near future
From this reading Marlowe said we’d soon see the dawn.
soundingadjectiveUS /ˈsaʊndɪŋ/
appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
From this reading Rain over the house, over the mansard, clicking against the glass, sounding colder and colder, dampening our spirits and our paper, making my knees and ankles ache...rain.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Rain over the house, over the mansard, clicking against the glass, sounding colder and colder, dampening our spirits and our paper, making my knees and ankles ache...rain.
squeakingadjectiveUS /ˈskwiːkɪŋ/
having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
From this reading Red-eyed, Marlowe sipped ale, his quill chronicling, squeaking, or head on his arms, he snatched a fragment of sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rain over the house, over the mansard, clicking against the glass, sounding colder and colder, dampening our spirits and our paper, making my knees and ankles ache...rain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wanted to toss myself on the cot and smother myself with blankets and call it a day.
tossverbUS /tɔːs/
throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading I wanted to toss myself on the cot and smother myself with blankets and call it a day.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I wanted to toss myself on the cot and smother myself with blankets and call it a day.
we'd
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From this reading Marlowe said we’d soon see the dawn.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I wanted to toss myself on the cot and smother myself with blankets and call it a day.
