used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Did any one of us in the first dull pain of a new, inexplicable suffering, ever believe such words as those?
anew
From this reading "You will be happy again!"
(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 Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Did any one of us in the first dull pain of a new, inexplicable suffering, ever believe such words as those?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Did any one of us in the first dull pain of a new, inexplicable suffering, ever believe such words as those?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You will be happy again!"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was hard that she should have been suffered to taste happiness, if it was instantly to be snatched from her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She felt this half resentfully, shrinking into herself, and cowering before the unknown trial, which, when fully understood, her natural courage would enable to meet with energy.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Did any one of us in the first dull pain of a new, inexplicable suffering, ever believe such words as those?
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading She felt this half resentfully, shrinking into herself, and cowering before the unknown trial, which, when fully understood, her natural courage would enable to meet with energy.
coweringverbUS /ˈkaʊərɪŋ/
-ing form of “cower” — crouch or curl up
From this reading She felt this half resentfully, shrinking into herself, and cowering before the unknown trial, which, when fully understood, her natural courage would enable to meet with energy.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did any one of us in the first dull pain of a new, inexplicable suffering, ever believe such words as those?
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading Did any one of us in the first dull pain of a new, inexplicable suffering, ever believe such words as those?
enableverbUS /eˈneɪbəl/
render capable or able for some task
From this reading She felt this half resentfully, shrinking into herself, and cowering before the unknown trial, which, when fully understood, her natural courage would enable to meet with energy.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading She felt this half resentfully, shrinking into herself, and cowering before the unknown trial, which, when fully understood, her natural courage would enable to meet with energy.
at any time
From this reading Did any one of us in the first dull pain of a new, inexplicable suffering, ever believe such words as those?
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt this half resentfully, shrinking into herself, and cowering before the unknown trial, which, when fully understood, her natural courage would enable to meet with energy.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Did any one of us in the first dull pain of a new, inexplicable suffering, ever believe such words as those?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading She felt this half resentfully, shrinking into herself, and cowering before the unknown trial, which, when fully understood, her natural courage would enable to meet with energy.
gesturesnounUS /ˈdʒestʃərz/
plural of “gesture” — motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading She felt this half resentfully, shrinking into herself, and cowering before the unknown trial, which, when fully understood, her natural courage would enable to meet with energy.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading It was hard that she should have been suffered to taste happiness, if it was instantly to be snatched from her.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "You will be happy again!"
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It was hard that she should have been suffered to taste happiness, if it was instantly to be snatched from her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was hard that she should have been suffered to taste happiness, if it was instantly to be snatched from her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She felt this half resentfully, shrinking into herself, and cowering before the unknown trial, which, when fully understood, her natural courage would enable to meet with energy.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was hard that she should have been suffered to taste happiness, if it was instantly to be snatched from her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Did any one of us in the first dull pain of a new, inexplicable suffering, ever believe such words as those?
inexplicableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnəkˈsplɪsəbəl/
incapable of being explained or accounted for
From this reading Did any one of us in the first dull pain of a new, inexplicable suffering, ever believe such words as those?
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading It was hard that she should have been suffered to taste happiness, if it was instantly to be snatched from her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She felt this half resentfully, shrinking into herself, and cowering before the unknown trial, which, when fully understood, her natural courage would enable to meet with energy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was hard that she should have been suffered to taste happiness, if it was instantly to be snatched from her.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
long-kept
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From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
Lucia
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From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
come together
From this reading She felt this half resentfully, shrinking into herself, and cowering before the unknown trial, which, when fully understood, her natural courage would enable to meet with energy.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading She felt this half resentfully, shrinking into herself, and cowering before the unknown trial, which, when fully understood, her natural courage would enable to meet with energy.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Did any one of us in the first dull pain of a new, inexplicable suffering, ever believe such words as those?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Did any one of us in the first dull pain of a new, inexplicable suffering, ever believe such words as those?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Did any one of us in the first dull pain of a new, inexplicable suffering, ever believe such words as those?
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Did any one of us in the first dull pain of a new, inexplicable suffering, ever believe such words as those?
PercynounUS /ˈpɜːrsi/
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
resentfullyadverb
with resentment; in a resentful manner
From this reading She felt this half resentfully, shrinking into herself, and cowering before the unknown trial, which, when fully understood, her natural courage would enable to meet with energy.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was hard that she should have been suffered to taste happiness, if it was instantly to be snatched from her.
shrinkingnounUS /ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ/
process or result of becoming less or smaller
From this reading She felt this half resentfully, shrinking into herself, and cowering before the unknown trial, which, when fully understood, her natural courage would enable to meet with energy.
snatchedverbUS /snætʃt/
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading It was hard that she should have been suffered to taste happiness, if it was instantly to be snatched from her.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Did any one of us in the first dull pain of a new, inexplicable suffering, ever believe such words as those?
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading It was hard that she should have been suffered to taste happiness, if it was instantly to be snatched from her.
a state of acute pain
From this reading Did any one of us in the first dull pain of a new, inexplicable suffering, ever believe such words as those?
sweetestadjectiveUS /ˈswiːtəst/
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading It was hard that she should have been suffered to taste happiness, if it was instantly to be snatched from her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Did any one of us in the first dull pain of a new, inexplicable suffering, ever believe such words as those?
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Did any one of us in the first dull pain of a new, inexplicable suffering, ever believe such words as those?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
the act of testing something
From this reading She felt this half resentfully, shrinking into herself, and cowering before the unknown trial, which, when fully understood, her natural courage would enable to meet with energy.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading She felt this half resentfully, shrinking into herself, and cowering before the unknown trial, which, when fully understood, her natural courage would enable to meet with energy.
not known
From this reading She felt this half resentfully, shrinking into herself, and cowering before the unknown trial, which, when fully understood, her natural courage would enable to meet with energy.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Did any one of us in the first dull pain of a new, inexplicable suffering, ever believe such words as those?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
(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 Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
at the time that
From this reading She felt this half resentfully, shrinking into herself, and cowering before the unknown trial, which, when fully understood, her natural courage would enable to meet with energy.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lucia read her mother's face, tone, gestures too well to doubt that she regarded this long-kept secret as something which must separate her from Percy--must separate her, she therefore fancied, from all that was best and sweetest in life.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will be happy again!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading She felt this half resentfully, shrinking into herself, and cowering before the unknown trial, which, when fully understood, her natural courage would enable to meet with energy.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Did any one of us in the first dull pain of a new, inexplicable suffering, ever believe such words as those?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She felt this half resentfully, shrinking into herself, and cowering before the unknown trial, which, when fully understood, her natural courage would enable to meet with energy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will be happy again!"
