used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He had walked bareheaded through Main Street and out along a country road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had walked bareheaded through Main Street and out along a country road.
bareheadedadjective
having the head uncovered
From this reading He had walked bareheaded through Main Street and out along a country road.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
carefreeadjectiveUS /ˈkerfriː/
free of trouble and worry and care
From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
clothing in general
From this reading Twice he had fallen, covering his clothes with mud.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading He had walked bareheaded through Main Street and out along a country road.
coveringnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading Twice he had fallen, covering his clothes with mud.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Twice he had fallen, covering his clothes with mud.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading He had forgotten the purpose of his walk and had tramped on and on.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had walked bareheaded through Main Street and out along a country road.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
light-headedadjective
weak and likely to lose consciousness
From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
most important element
From this reading He had walked bareheaded through Main Street and out along a country road.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading Twice he had fallen, covering his clothes with mud.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had forgotten the purpose of his walk and had tramped on and on.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He had walked bareheaded through Main Street and out along a country road.
paralysed
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From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading He had forgotten the purpose of his walk and had tramped on and on.
remembrancenounUS /riˈmembrəns/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading He had walked bareheaded through Main Street and out along a country road.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading He had walked bareheaded through Main Street and out along a country road.
tensenounUS /tens/
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He had walked bareheaded through Main Street and out along a country road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
trampedverbUS /træmpt/
past form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
From this reading He had forgotten the purpose of his walk and had tramped on and on.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
two times
From this reading Twice he had fallen, covering his clothes with mud.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
Underwood's
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From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
verandanounUS /vərˈændə/
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading He had forgotten the purpose of his walk and had tramped on and on.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He had walked bareheaded through Main Street and out along a country road.
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 Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Leaning against the wall under the veranda of Mary Underwood’s house, Sam tried to get in his mind a remembrance of what had brought him there.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Twice he had fallen, covering his clothes with mud.
wonderfullyadverbUS /ˈwʌndərfəli/
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading The unexpected and terrible hatred of his father that had come upon him in the tense silence of the kitchen had so paralysed his brain that he now felt light-headed and wonderfully happy and carefree.
