used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
acrobatnounUS /ˈækrəbæt/
an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But to many the world is but a treadmill, on which while they seem to be going up and up, they are only serving to keep things going round and round.
ascendingadjectiveUS /əˈsendɪŋ/
moving or going or growing upward
From this reading I have read somewhere in Jean Paul of a curiously contrived stair, on which while you thought you were going down you were really ascending: I think it was so with the Frankses and the stair they were upon.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
Baldwin'snounUS /ˈbɔːldwənz/
possessive form of “baldwin” — United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987)
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But to many the world is but a treadmill, on which while they seem to be going up and up, they are only serving to keep things going round and round.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to many the world is but a treadmill, on which while they seem to be going up and up, they are only serving to keep things going round and round.
contrivedadjectiveUS /kənˈtraɪvd/
showing effects of planning or manipulation
From this reading I have read somewhere in Jean Paul of a curiously contrived stair, on which while you thought you were going down you were really ascending: I think it was so with the Frankses and the stair they were upon.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
curiouslyadverbUS /ˈkjʊriəsli/
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading I have read somewhere in Jean Paul of a curiously contrived stair, on which while you thought you were going down you were really ascending: I think it was so with the Frankses and the stair they were upon.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I think God has more to do with the fortunes of the poor a thousand fold than with those of the rich.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading DOWN THE HILL.
a social unit living together
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
foldnounUS /foʊld/
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading I think God has more to do with the fortunes of the poor a thousand fold than with those of the rich.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading I think God has more to do with the fortunes of the poor a thousand fold than with those of the rich.
FranksnounUS /fræŋks/
plural of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
Frankses
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From this reading I have read somewhere in Jean Paul of a curiously contrived stair, on which while you thought you were going down you were really ascending: I think it was so with the Frankses and the stair they were upon.
garretnounUS /ˈɡerɪt/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
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 I think God has more to do with the fortunes of the poor a thousand fold than with those of the rich.
the act of departing
From this reading I have read somewhere in Jean Paul of a curiously contrived stair, on which while you thought you were going down you were really ascending: I think it was so with the Frankses and the stair they were upon.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I think God has more to do with the fortunes of the poor a thousand fold than with those of the rich.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have read somewhere in Jean Paul of a curiously contrived stair, on which while you thought you were going down you were really ascending: I think it was so with the Frankses and the stair they were upon.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading DOWN THE HILL.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have read somewhere in Jean Paul of a curiously contrived stair, on which while you thought you were going down you were really ascending: I think it was so with the Frankses and the stair they were upon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have read somewhere in Jean Paul of a curiously contrived stair, on which while you thought you were going down you were really ascending: I think it was so with the Frankses and the stair they were upon.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But to many the world is but a treadmill, on which while they seem to be going up and up, they are only serving to keep things going round and round.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading I have read somewhere in Jean Paul of a curiously contrived stair, on which while you thought you were going down you were really ascending: I think it was so with the Frankses and the stair they were upon.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading But to many the world is but a treadmill, on which while they seem to be going up and up, they are only serving to keep things going round and round.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
lodgingnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋ/
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
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 But to many the world is but a treadmill, on which while they seem to be going up and up, they are only serving to keep things going round and round.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I think God has more to do with the fortunes of the poor a thousand fold than with those of the rich.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have read somewhere in Jean Paul of a curiously contrived stair, on which while you thought you were going down you were really ascending: I think it was so with the Frankses and the stair they were upon.
and nothing more
From this reading But to many the world is but a treadmill, on which while they seem to be going up and up, they are only serving to keep things going round and round.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading I have read somewhere in Jean Paul of a curiously contrived stair, on which while you thought you were going down you were really ascending: I think it was so with the Frankses and the stair they were upon.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I think God has more to do with the fortunes of the poor a thousand fold than with those of the rich.
pooreradjectiveUS /ˈpuːrər/
comparative of “poor” — deserving or inciting pity
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I have read somewhere in Jean Paul of a curiously contrived stair, on which while you thought you were going down you were really ascending: I think it was so with the Frankses and the stair they were upon.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I have read somewhere in Jean Paul of a curiously contrived stair, on which while you thought you were going down you were really ascending: I think it was so with the Frankses and the stair they were upon.
possessing material wealth
From this reading I think God has more to do with the fortunes of the poor a thousand fold than with those of the rich.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading But to many the world is but a treadmill, on which while they seem to be going up and up, they are only serving to keep things going round and round.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But to many the world is but a treadmill, on which while they seem to be going up and up, they are only serving to keep things going round and round.
servingnounUS /ˈsɜːrvɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading But to many the world is but a treadmill, on which while they seem to be going up and up, they are only serving to keep things going round and round.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have read somewhere in Jean Paul of a curiously contrived stair, on which while you thought you were going down you were really ascending: I think it was so with the Frankses and the stair they were upon.
in or at or to some place
From this reading I have read somewhere in Jean Paul of a curiously contrived stair, on which while you thought you were going down you were really ascending: I think it was so with the Frankses and the stair they were upon.
stairnounUS /ster/
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I think God has more to do with the fortunes of the poor a thousand fold than with those of the rich.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOWN THE HILL.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading But to many the world is but a treadmill, on which while they seem to be going up and up, they are only serving to keep things going round and round.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I have read somewhere in Jean Paul of a curiously contrived stair, on which while you thought you were going down you were really ascending: I think it was so with the Frankses and the stair they were upon.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I think God has more to do with the fortunes of the poor a thousand fold than with those of the rich.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I have read somewhere in Jean Paul of a curiously contrived stair, on which while you thought you were going down you were really ascending: I think it was so with the Frankses and the stair they were upon.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading I think God has more to do with the fortunes of the poor a thousand fold than with those of the rich.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
treadmillnounUS /ˈtredmɪl/
an exercise device consisting of an endless belt on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
From this reading But to many the world is but a treadmill, on which while they seem to be going up and up, they are only serving to keep things going round and round.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But to many the world is but a treadmill, on which while they seem to be going up and up, they are only serving to keep things going round and round.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I have read somewhere in Jean Paul of a curiously contrived stair, on which while you thought you were going down you were really ascending: I think it was so with the Frankses and the stair they were upon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I have read somewhere in Jean Paul of a curiously contrived stair, on which while you thought you were going down you were really ascending: I think it was so with the Frankses and the stair they were upon.
at the time that
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have read somewhere in Jean Paul of a curiously contrived stair, on which while you thought you were going down you were really ascending: I think it was so with the Frankses and the stair they were upon.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I have read somewhere in Jean Paul of a curiously contrived stair, on which while you thought you were going down you were really ascending: I think it was so with the Frankses and the stair they were upon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading But to many the world is but a treadmill, on which while they seem to be going up and up, they are only serving to keep things going round and round.
world'snounUS /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
but in spite of that
From this reading When Franks, the acrobat, and his family left Mrs. Baldwin's garret to go to another yet poorer lodging, it was with heavy hearts: they crept silent away, to go down yet a step of the world's stair.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have read somewhere in Jean Paul of a curiously contrived stair, on which while you thought you were going down you were really ascending: I think it was so with the Frankses and the stair they were upon.
