used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Anne was left alone in the cottage with the baby, who slept in the clothes-basket she had turned into a cradle.
absorbverbUS /əbˈzɔːrb/
become imbued
From this reading When it faded, the dusk would absorb all the room and its inhabitants.
agoniesnounUS /ˈæɡəniz/
plural of “agony” — intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
From this reading Anne, sitting very still lest she should wake the baby, remembered one by one the agonies that had been lived through, whose sole result seemed to be this peaceful evening and the confidently breathing child.
(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 When it faded, the dusk would absorb all the room and its inhabitants.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Anne was left alone in the cottage with the baby, who slept in the clothes-basket she had turned into a cradle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When it faded, the dusk would absorb all the room and its inhabitants.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Anne was left alone in the cottage with the baby, who slept in the clothes-basket she had turned into a cradle.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Anne was left alone in the cottage with the baby, who slept in the clothes-basket she had turned into a cradle.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Anne, sitting very still lest she should wake the baby, remembered one by one the agonies that had been lived through, whose sole result seemed to be this peaceful evening and the confidently breathing child.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Anne, sitting very still lest she should wake the baby, remembered one by one the agonies that had been lived through, whose sole result seemed to be this peaceful evening and the confidently breathing child.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading Anne, sitting very still lest she should wake the baby, remembered one by one the agonies that had been lived through, whose sole result seemed to be this peaceful evening and the confidently breathing child.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Anne, sitting very still lest she should wake the baby, remembered one by one the agonies that had been lived through, whose sole result seemed to be this peaceful evening and the confidently breathing child.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Anne, sitting very still lest she should wake the baby, remembered one by one the agonies that had been lived through, whose sole result seemed to be this peaceful evening and the confidently breathing child.
clothes-basket
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From this reading Anne was left alone in the cottage with the baby, who slept in the clothes-basket she had turned into a cradle.
confidentlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːnfədəntli/
with confidence; in a confident manner
From this reading Anne, sitting very still lest she should wake the baby, remembered one by one the agonies that had been lived through, whose sole result seemed to be this peaceful evening and the confidently breathing child.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Anne was left alone in the cottage with the baby, who slept in the clothes-basket she had turned into a cradle.
cradlenounUS /ˈkreɪdəl/
a baby bed with sides and rockers
From this reading Anne was left alone in the cottage with the baby, who slept in the clothes-basket she had turned into a cradle.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading The dog slept, too, having made friends with fortune.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading When it faded, the dusk would absorb all the room and its inhabitants.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading A late evening glow lit one side of the wall.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading When it faded, the dusk would absorb all the room and its inhabitants.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading The dog slept, too, having made friends with fortune.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The dog slept, too, having made friends with fortune.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading A late evening glow lit one side of the wall.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Anne was left alone in the cottage with the baby, who slept in the clothes-basket she had turned into a cradle.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The dog slept, too, having made friends with fortune.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anne was left alone in the cottage with the baby, who slept in the clothes-basket she had turned into a cradle.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading When it faded, the dusk would absorb all the room and its inhabitants.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Anne was left alone in the cottage with the baby, who slept in the clothes-basket she had turned into a cradle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When it faded, the dusk would absorb all the room and its inhabitants.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading When it faded, the dusk would absorb all the room and its inhabitants.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading A late evening glow lit one side of the wall.
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 Anne was left alone in the cottage with the baby, who slept in the clothes-basket she had turned into a cradle.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Anne, sitting very still lest she should wake the baby, remembered one by one the agonies that had been lived through, whose sole result seemed to be this peaceful evening and the confidently breathing child.
provided with artificial light
From this reading A late evening glow lit one side of the wall.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Anne, sitting very still lest she should wake the baby, remembered one by one the agonies that had been lived through, whose sole result seemed to be this peaceful evening and the confidently breathing child.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The dog slept, too, having made friends with fortune.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A late evening glow lit one side of the wall.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A late evening glow lit one side of the wall.
peacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading Anne, sitting very still lest she should wake the baby, remembered one by one the agonies that had been lived through, whose sole result seemed to be this peaceful evening and the confidently breathing child.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Anne, sitting very still lest she should wake the baby, remembered one by one the agonies that had been lived through, whose sole result seemed to be this peaceful evening and the confidently breathing child.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Anne, sitting very still lest she should wake the baby, remembered one by one the agonies that had been lived through, whose sole result seemed to be this peaceful evening and the confidently breathing child.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When it faded, the dusk would absorb all the room and its inhabitants.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Anne, sitting very still lest she should wake the baby, remembered one by one the agonies that had been lived through, whose sole result seemed to be this peaceful evening and the confidently breathing child.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anne was left alone in the cottage with the baby, who slept in the clothes-basket she had turned into a cradle.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Anne, sitting very still lest she should wake the baby, remembered one by one the agonies that had been lived through, whose sole result seemed to be this peaceful evening and the confidently breathing child.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading A late evening glow lit one side of the wall.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Anne, sitting very still lest she should wake the baby, remembered one by one the agonies that had been lived through, whose sole result seemed to be this peaceful evening and the confidently breathing child.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Anne was left alone in the cottage with the baby, who slept in the clothes-basket she had turned into a cradle.
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading Anne, sitting very still lest she should wake the baby, remembered one by one the agonies that had been lived through, whose sole result seemed to be this peaceful evening and the confidently breathing child.
not in physical motion
From this reading Anne, sitting very still lest she should wake the baby, remembered one by one the agonies that had been lived through, whose sole result seemed to be this peaceful evening and the confidently breathing child.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Anne, sitting very still lest she should wake the baby, remembered one by one the agonies that had been lived through, whose sole result seemed to be this peaceful evening and the confidently breathing child.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anne was left alone in the cottage with the baby, who slept in the clothes-basket she had turned into a cradle.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Anne, sitting very still lest she should wake the baby, remembered one by one the agonies that had been lived through, whose sole result seemed to be this peaceful evening and the confidently breathing child.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Anne, sitting very still lest she should wake the baby, remembered one by one the agonies that had been lived through, whose sole result seemed to be this peaceful evening and the confidently breathing child.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anne, sitting very still lest she should wake the baby, remembered one by one the agonies that had been lived through, whose sole result seemed to be this peaceful evening and the confidently breathing child.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The dog slept, too, having made friends with fortune.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Anne was left alone in the cottage with the baby, who slept in the clothes-basket she had turned into a cradle.
precisely as stated
From this reading Anne, sitting very still lest she should wake the baby, remembered one by one the agonies that had been lived through, whose sole result seemed to be this peaceful evening and the confidently breathing child.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Anne, sitting very still lest she should wake the baby, remembered one by one the agonies that had been lived through, whose sole result seemed to be this peaceful evening and the confidently breathing child.
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 A late evening glow lit one side of the wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anne was left alone in the cottage with the baby, who slept in the clothes-basket she had turned into a cradle.
at the time that
From this reading When it faded, the dusk would absorb all the room and its inhabitants.
which person or people
From this reading Anne was left alone in the cottage with the baby, who slept in the clothes-basket she had turned into a cradle.
belonging to which person
From this reading Anne, sitting very still lest she should wake the baby, remembered one by one the agonies that had been lived through, whose sole result seemed to be this peaceful evening and the confidently breathing child.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Anne was left alone in the cottage with the baby, who slept in the clothes-basket she had turned into a cradle.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When it faded, the dusk would absorb all the room and its inhabitants.
