used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But Mrs. Carroll, as if that one anguished sentence had exhausted all her powers, fell forward across the bed, her face growing purple, her lips apart in a frantic struggle for breath.
accentsnounUS /ˈæksents/
plural of “accent” — distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading "Oh, mamma!" she gasped, in terror-stricken accents, "what is it?
from one side of something to the other
From this reading But Mrs. Carroll, as if that one anguished sentence had exhausted all her powers, fell forward across the bed, her face growing purple, her lips apart in a frantic struggle for breath.
(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 But Mrs. Carroll, as if that one anguished sentence had exhausted all her powers, fell forward across the bed, her face growing purple, her lips apart in a frantic struggle for breath.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Is she----" She thought of death, but she paused, and could not bring her lips to frame that terrible word, and stood waiting speechlessly, with parted lips and frightened, dark eyes, for her mother to speak.
anguishedadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡwɪʃt/
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading But Mrs. Carroll, as if that one anguished sentence had exhausted all her powers, fell forward across the bed, her face growing purple, her lips apart in a frantic struggle for breath.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading But Mrs. Carroll, as if that one anguished sentence had exhausted all her powers, fell forward across the bed, her face growing purple, her lips apart in a frantic struggle for breath.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But Mrs. Carroll, as if that one anguished sentence had exhausted all her powers, fell forward across the bed, her face growing purple, her lips apart in a frantic struggle for breath.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Xenie sprang to her feet, broad awake at those fearful words.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Xenie sprang to her feet, broad awake at those fearful words.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading But Mrs. Carroll, as if that one anguished sentence had exhausted all her powers, fell forward across the bed, her face growing purple, her lips apart in a frantic struggle for breath.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading But Mrs. Carroll, as if that one anguished sentence had exhausted all her powers, fell forward across the bed, her face growing purple, her lips apart in a frantic struggle for breath.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Is she----" She thought of death, but she paused, and could not bring her lips to frame that terrible word, and stood waiting speechlessly, with parted lips and frightened, dark eyes, for her mother to speak.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Xenie sprang to her feet, broad awake at those fearful words.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Is she----" She thought of death, but she paused, and could not bring her lips to frame that terrible word, and stood waiting speechlessly, with parted lips and frightened, dark eyes, for her mother to speak.
CarrollnounUS /ˈkærəl/
English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
From this reading But Mrs. Carroll, as if that one anguished sentence had exhausted all her powers, fell forward across the bed, her face growing purple, her lips apart in a frantic struggle for breath.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Is she----" She thought of death, but she paused, and could not bring her lips to frame that terrible word, and stood waiting speechlessly, with parted lips and frightened, dark eyes, for her mother to speak.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Is she----" She thought of death, but she paused, and could not bring her lips to frame that terrible word, and stood waiting speechlessly, with parted lips and frightened, dark eyes, for her mother to speak.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Is she----" She thought of death, but she paused, and could not bring her lips to frame that terrible word, and stood waiting speechlessly, with parted lips and frightened, dark eyes, for her mother to speak.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading But Mrs. Carroll, as if that one anguished sentence had exhausted all her powers, fell forward across the bed, her face growing purple, her lips apart in a frantic struggle for breath.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Is she----" She thought of death, but she paused, and could not bring her lips to frame that terrible word, and stood waiting speechlessly, with parted lips and frightened, dark eyes, for her mother to speak.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading But Mrs. Carroll, as if that one anguished sentence had exhausted all her powers, fell forward across the bed, her face growing purple, her lips apart in a frantic struggle for breath.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading Xenie sprang to her feet, broad awake at those fearful words.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Xenie sprang to her feet, broad awake at those fearful words.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading But Mrs. Carroll, as if that one anguished sentence had exhausted all her powers, fell forward across the bed, her face growing purple, her lips apart in a frantic struggle for breath.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Is she----" She thought of death, but she paused, and could not bring her lips to frame that terrible word, and stood waiting speechlessly, with parted lips and frightened, dark eyes, for her mother to speak.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading But Mrs. Carroll, as if that one anguished sentence had exhausted all her powers, fell forward across the bed, her face growing purple, her lips apart in a frantic struggle for breath.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading Is she----" She thought of death, but she paused, and could not bring her lips to frame that terrible word, and stood waiting speechlessly, with parted lips and frightened, dark eyes, for her mother to speak.
franticadjectiveUS /ˈfræntɪk/
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
From this reading But Mrs. Carroll, as if that one anguished sentence had exhausted all her powers, fell forward across the bed, her face growing purple, her lips apart in a frantic struggle for breath.
made afraid
From this reading Is she----" She thought of death, but she paused, and could not bring her lips to frame that terrible word, and stood waiting speechlessly, with parted lips and frightened, dark eyes, for her mother to speak.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading "Oh, mamma!" she gasped, in terror-stricken accents, "what is it?
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading But Mrs. Carroll, as if that one anguished sentence had exhausted all her powers, fell forward across the bed, her face growing purple, her lips apart in a frantic struggle for breath.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Mrs. Carroll, as if that one anguished sentence had exhausted all her powers, fell forward across the bed, her face growing purple, her lips apart in a frantic struggle for breath.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Xenie sprang to her feet, broad awake at those fearful words.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But Mrs. Carroll, as if that one anguished sentence had exhausted all her powers, fell forward across the bed, her face growing purple, her lips apart in a frantic struggle for breath.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, mamma!" she gasped, in terror-stricken accents, "what is it?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, mamma!" she gasped, in terror-stricken accents, "what is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, mamma!" she gasped, in terror-stricken accents, "what is it?
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Is she----" She thought of death, but she paused, and could not bring her lips to frame that terrible word, and stood waiting speechlessly, with parted lips and frightened, dark eyes, for her mother to speak.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "Oh, mamma!" she gasped, in terror-stricken accents, "what is it?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Is she----" She thought of death, but she paused, and could not bring her lips to frame that terrible word, and stood waiting speechlessly, with parted lips and frightened, dark eyes, for her mother to speak.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading But Mrs. Carroll, as if that one anguished sentence had exhausted all her powers, fell forward across the bed, her face growing purple, her lips apart in a frantic struggle for breath.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My sister--is she worse?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Is she----" She thought of death, but she paused, and could not bring her lips to frame that terrible word, and stood waiting speechlessly, with parted lips and frightened, dark eyes, for her mother to speak.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Is she----" She thought of death, but she paused, and could not bring her lips to frame that terrible word, and stood waiting speechlessly, with parted lips and frightened, dark eyes, for her mother to speak.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, mamma!" she gasped, in terror-stricken accents, "what is it?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But Mrs. Carroll, as if that one anguished sentence had exhausted all her powers, fell forward across the bed, her face growing purple, her lips apart in a frantic struggle for breath.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading Is she----" She thought of death, but she paused, and could not bring her lips to frame that terrible word, and stood waiting speechlessly, with parted lips and frightened, dark eyes, for her mother to speak.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Is she----" She thought of death, but she paused, and could not bring her lips to frame that terrible word, and stood waiting speechlessly, with parted lips and frightened, dark eyes, for her mother to speak.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading But Mrs. Carroll, as if that one anguished sentence had exhausted all her powers, fell forward across the bed, her face growing purple, her lips apart in a frantic struggle for breath.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading But Mrs. Carroll, as if that one anguished sentence had exhausted all her powers, fell forward across the bed, her face growing purple, her lips apart in a frantic struggle for breath.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading But Mrs. Carroll, as if that one anguished sentence had exhausted all her powers, fell forward across the bed, her face growing purple, her lips apart in a frantic struggle for breath.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, mamma!" she gasped, in terror-stricken accents, "what is it?
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading My sister--is she worse?
express in speech
From this reading Is she----" She thought of death, but she paused, and could not bring her lips to frame that terrible word, and stood waiting speechlessly, with parted lips and frightened, dark eyes, for her mother to speak.
speechlesslyadverb
without speaking
From this reading Is she----" She thought of death, but she paused, and could not bring her lips to frame that terrible word, and stood waiting speechlessly, with parted lips and frightened, dark eyes, for her mother to speak.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Xenie sprang to her feet, broad awake at those fearful words.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Is she----" She thought of death, but she paused, and could not bring her lips to frame that terrible word, and stood waiting speechlessly, with parted lips and frightened, dark eyes, for her mother to speak.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading But Mrs. Carroll, as if that one anguished sentence had exhausted all her powers, fell forward across the bed, her face growing purple, her lips apart in a frantic struggle for breath.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Is she----" She thought of death, but she paused, and could not bring her lips to frame that terrible word, and stood waiting speechlessly, with parted lips and frightened, dark eyes, for her mother to speak.
terror-strickenadjective
struck or filled with terror
From this reading "Oh, mamma!" she gasped, in terror-stricken accents, "what is it?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is she----" She thought of death, but she paused, and could not bring her lips to frame that terrible word, and stood waiting speechlessly, with parted lips and frightened, dark eyes, for her mother to speak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Mrs. Carroll, as if that one anguished sentence had exhausted all her powers, fell forward across the bed, her face growing purple, her lips apart in a frantic struggle for breath.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Xenie sprang to her feet, broad awake at those fearful words.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Is she----" She thought of death, but she paused, and could not bring her lips to frame that terrible word, and stood waiting speechlessly, with parted lips and frightened, dark eyes, for her mother to speak.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Xenie sprang to her feet, broad awake at those fearful words.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Is she----" She thought of death, but she paused, and could not bring her lips to frame that terrible word, and stood waiting speechlessly, with parted lips and frightened, dark eyes, for her mother to speak.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, mamma!" she gasped, in terror-stricken accents, "what is it?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Is she----" She thought of death, but she paused, and could not bring her lips to frame that terrible word, and stood waiting speechlessly, with parted lips and frightened, dark eyes, for her mother to speak.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Is she----" She thought of death, but she paused, and could not bring her lips to frame that terrible word, and stood waiting speechlessly, with parted lips and frightened, dark eyes, for her mother to speak.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Xenie sprang to her feet, broad awake at those fearful words.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading My sister--is she worse?
Xenie
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From this reading Xenie sprang to her feet, broad awake at those fearful words.
