used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
how long something has existed
From this reading In spite of Susan’s domineering will, her dearly beloved Winifred had married a pauper nearly twice her own age.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was, to be sure, an authority on the decline of the Roman Empire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading He was, to be sure, an authority on the decline of the Roman Empire.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was a woman who had thrown herself away on a mere professor.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was, to be sure, an authority on the decline of the Roman Empire.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
dearly loved
From this reading In spite of Susan’s domineering will, her dearly beloved Winifred had married a pauper nearly twice her own age.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
crystalnounUS /ˈkrɪstəl/
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
dearlyadverbUS /ˈdɪrli/
in a sincere and heartfelt manner
From this reading In spite of Susan’s domineering will, her dearly beloved Winifred had married a pauper nearly twice her own age.
declineverbUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
grow worse
From this reading He was, to be sure, an authority on the decline of the Roman Empire.
domineeringadjectiveUS /ˌdɑːməˈnɪrɪŋ/
tending to domineer
From this reading In spite of Susan’s domineering will, her dearly beloved Winifred had married a pauper nearly twice her own age.
EmpirenounUS /ˈempaɪər/
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading He was, to be sure, an authority on the decline of the Roman Empire.
EndicottnounUS /ˈendɪkɑːt/
born in England; in 1629 he became the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1665)
From this reading A few miles west of it lived a woman well known to Susan Endicott Hogg, though they had long been separated.
factorynounUS /ˈfæktəri/
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few miles west of it lived a woman well known to Susan Endicott Hogg, though they had long been separated.
flamingadjectiveUS /ˈfleɪmɪŋ/
informal intensifiers
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was, to be sure, an authority on the decline of the Roman Empire.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In spite of Susan’s domineering will, her dearly beloved Winifred had married a pauper nearly twice her own age.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was a woman who had thrown herself away on a mere professor.
HoggnounUS /hɑːɡ/
Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835)
From this reading A few miles west of it lived a woman well known to Susan Endicott Hogg, though they had long been separated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of Susan’s domineering will, her dearly beloved Winifred had married a pauper nearly twice her own age.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading A few miles west of it lived a woman well known to Susan Endicott Hogg, though they had long been separated.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading A few miles west of it lived a woman well known to Susan Endicott Hogg, though they had long been separated.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
engage in
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
joined in matrimony
From this reading In spite of Susan’s domineering will, her dearly beloved Winifred had married a pauper nearly twice her own age.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading It was a woman who had thrown herself away on a mere professor.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading A few miles west of it lived a woman well known to Susan Endicott Hogg, though they had long been separated.
multitudinousadjective
too numerous to be counted
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading In spite of Susan’s domineering will, her dearly beloved Winifred had married a pauper nearly twice her own age.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a woman who had thrown herself away on a mere professor.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading In spite of Susan’s domineering will, her dearly beloved Winifred had married a pauper nearly twice her own age.
paupernounUS /ˈpɔːpər/
a person who is very poor
From this reading In spite of Susan’s domineering will, her dearly beloved Winifred had married a pauper nearly twice her own age.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading It was a woman who had thrown herself away on a mere professor.
RomanadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading He was, to be sure, an authority on the decline of the Roman Empire.
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading A few miles west of it lived a woman well known to Susan Endicott Hogg, though they had long been separated.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading In spite of Susan’s domineering will, her dearly beloved Winifred had married a pauper nearly twice her own age.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading He was, to be sure, an authority on the decline of the Roman Empire.
Susan
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From this reading A few miles west of it lived a woman well known to Susan Endicott Hogg, though they had long been separated.
Susan's
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From this reading In spite of Susan’s domineering will, her dearly beloved Winifred had married a pauper nearly twice her own age.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few miles west of it lived a woman well known to Susan Endicott Hogg, though they had long been separated.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A few miles west of it lived a woman well known to Susan Endicott Hogg, though they had long been separated.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading It was a woman who had thrown herself away on a mere professor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
two times
From this reading In spite of Susan’s domineering will, her dearly beloved Winifred had married a pauper nearly twice her own age.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a woman who had thrown herself away on a mere professor.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A few miles west of it lived a woman well known to Susan Endicott Hogg, though they had long been separated.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
which person or people
From this reading It was a woman who had thrown herself away on a mere professor.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In spite of Susan’s domineering will, her dearly beloved Winifred had married a pauper nearly twice her own age.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The great factory to which Jimmy had been invited lies to the west of Chicago, and at sunset its multitudinous windows make it look like a low long crystal, flaming.
Winifred
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From this reading In spite of Susan’s domineering will, her dearly beloved Winifred had married a pauper nearly twice her own age.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A few miles west of it lived a woman well known to Susan Endicott Hogg, though they had long been separated.
