used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
(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 They did not see how the others bore it so well, took it all so calmly.
in addition
From this reading This of course made Margery also practically _hors de combat_.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Death itself was an awesome and unaccustomed thing to them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading To make matters worse, Uncle Phil who never failed any one was stricken down with a bad case of influenza and was unable to leave his bed.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
awesomeadjectiveUS /ˈɑːsəm/
inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
From this reading Death itself was an awesome and unaccustomed thing to them.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading To make matters worse, Uncle Phil who never failed any one was stricken down with a bad case of influenza and was unable to leave his bed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading To make matters worse, Uncle Phil who never failed any one was stricken down with a bad case of influenza and was unable to leave his bed.
cause to be bored
From this reading They did not see how the others bore it so well, took it all so calmly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading They did not see how the others bore it so well, took it all so calmly.
an occurrence of something
From this reading To make matters worse, Uncle Phil who never failed any one was stricken down with a bad case of influenza and was unable to leave his bed.
combatnounUS /ˈkɑːmbæt/
an engagement fought between two military forces
From this reading This of course made Margery also practically _hors de combat_.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading This of course made Margery also practically _hors de combat_.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading This of course made Margery also practically _hors de combat_.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Death itself was an awesome and unaccustomed thing to them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not see how the others bore it so well, took it all so calmly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading To make matters worse, Uncle Phil who never failed any one was stricken down with a bad case of influenza and was unable to leave his bed.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading To make matters worse, Uncle Phil who never failed any one was stricken down with a bad case of influenza and was unable to leave his bed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To make matters worse, Uncle Phil who never failed any one was stricken down with a bad case of influenza and was unable to leave his bed.
hors
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From this reading This of course made Margery also practically _hors de combat_.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
how
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From this reading They did not see how the others bore it so well, took it all so calmly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
influenzanounUS /ˌɪnfluːˈenzə/
an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
From this reading To make matters worse, Uncle Phil who never failed any one was stricken down with a bad case of influenza and was unable to leave his bed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They did not see how the others bore it so well, took it all so calmly.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Death itself was an awesome and unaccustomed thing to them.
go away from a place
From this reading To make matters worse, Uncle Phil who never failed any one was stricken down with a bad case of influenza and was unable to leave his bed.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This of course made Margery also practically _hors de combat_.
engage in
From this reading To make matters worse, Uncle Phil who never failed any one was stricken down with a bad case of influenza and was unable to leave his bed.
Margery
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From this reading This of course made Margery also practically _hors de combat_.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading To make matters worse, Uncle Phil who never failed any one was stricken down with a bad case of influenza and was unable to leave his bed.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading To make matters worse, Uncle Phil who never failed any one was stricken down with a bad case of influenza and was unable to leave his bed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They did not see how the others bore it so well, took it all so calmly.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To make matters worse, Uncle Phil who never failed any one was stricken down with a bad case of influenza and was unable to leave his bed.
others
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From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
Phil
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From this reading To make matters worse, Uncle Phil who never failed any one was stricken down with a bad case of influenza and was unable to leave his bed.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
practicallyadverbUS /ˈpræktɪkli/
almost; nearly
From this reading This of course made Margery also practically _hors de combat_.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They did not see how the others bore it so well, took it all so calmly.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They did not see how the others bore it so well, took it all so calmly.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
strickenadjectiveUS /ˈstrɪkən/
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading To make matters worse, Uncle Phil who never failed any one was stricken down with a bad case of influenza and was unable to leave his bed.
TednounUS /ted/
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did not see how the others bore it so well, took it all so calmly.
a special situation
From this reading Death itself was an awesome and unaccustomed thing to them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This of course made Margery also practically _hors de combat_.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
Tony
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From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading They did not see how the others bore it so well, took it all so calmly.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading To make matters worse, Uncle Phil who never failed any one was stricken down with a bad case of influenza and was unable to leave his bed.
unaccustomedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd/
unusual or unfamiliar
From this reading Death itself was an awesome and unaccustomed thing to them.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading To make matters worse, Uncle Phil who never failed any one was stricken down with a bad case of influenza and was unable to leave his bed.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
(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 They did not see how the others bore it so well, took it all so calmly.
which person or people
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN DARK PLACES The House on the Hill was a strange place to Tony and Ted those November days, stranger than to the others who had walked day by day with the sense of the approaching shadow always with them.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading To make matters worse, Uncle Phil who never failed any one was stricken down with a bad case of influenza and was unable to leave his bed.
