surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading He raised his cigar mechanically to his lips, found that it had gone out, and, instead of relighting it, threw it away angrily from him amongst the flowers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her voice was quite even and expressionless, but Hubert's face contracted at the sound of her words as if they hurt him.
angrilyadverbUS /ˈæŋɡrəli/
with anger
From this reading He raised his cigar mechanically to his lips, found that it had gone out, and, instead of relighting it, threw it away angrily from him amongst the flowers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her voice was quite even and expressionless, but Hubert's face contracted at the sound of her words as if they hurt him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Florence Lepel raised her beautiful eyes at last to her brother's face.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He raised his cigar mechanically to his lips, found that it had gone out, and, instead of relighting it, threw it away angrily from him amongst the flowers.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Florence Lepel raised her beautiful eyes at last to her brother's face.
brother'snounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Florence Lepel raised her beautiful eyes at last to her brother's face.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her voice was quite even and expressionless, but Hubert's face contracted at the sound of her words as if they hurt him.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading He raised his cigar mechanically to his lips, found that it had gone out, and, instead of relighting it, threw it away angrily from him amongst the flowers.
contractedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːntræktəd/
reduced in size or pulled together
From this reading Her voice was quite even and expressionless, but Hubert's face contracted at the sound of her words as if they hurt him.
divisible by two
From this reading Her voice was quite even and expressionless, but Hubert's face contracted at the sound of her words as if they hurt him.
expressionlessadjectiveUS /ɪkspreʃənlɪs/
deliberately impassive in manner
From this reading Her voice was quite even and expressionless, but Hubert's face contracted at the sound of her words as if they hurt him.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Florence Lepel raised her beautiful eyes at last to her brother's face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Florence Lepel raised her beautiful eyes at last to her brother's face.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Florence Lepel raised her beautiful eyes at last to her brother's face.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading He raised his cigar mechanically to his lips, found that it had gone out, and, instead of relighting it, threw it away angrily from him amongst the flowers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is no way out of it--for you."
set up or found
From this reading He raised his cigar mechanically to his lips, found that it had gone out, and, instead of relighting it, threw it away angrily from him amongst the flowers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He raised his cigar mechanically to his lips, found that it had gone out, and, instead of relighting it, threw it away angrily from him amongst the flowers.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He raised his cigar mechanically to his lips, found that it had gone out, and, instead of relighting it, threw it away angrily from him amongst the flowers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He raised his cigar mechanically to his lips, found that it had gone out, and, instead of relighting it, threw it away angrily from him amongst the flowers.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I only repeat what you yourself have said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He raised his cigar mechanically to his lips, found that it had gone out, and, instead of relighting it, threw it away angrily from him amongst the flowers.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Florence Lepel raised her beautiful eyes at last to her brother's face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her voice was quite even and expressionless, but Hubert's face contracted at the sound of her words as if they hurt him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He raised his cigar mechanically to his lips, found that it had gone out, and, instead of relighting it, threw it away angrily from him amongst the flowers.
Hubert's
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From this reading Her voice was quite even and expressionless, but Hubert's face contracted at the sound of her words as if they hurt him.
be the source of pain
From this reading Her voice was quite even and expressionless, but Hubert's face contracted at the sound of her words as if they hurt him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I only repeat what you yourself have said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Her voice was quite even and expressionless, but Hubert's face contracted at the sound of her words as if they hurt him.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading He raised his cigar mechanically to his lips, found that it had gone out, and, instead of relighting it, threw it away angrily from him amongst the flowers.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no way out of it--for you."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is no way out of it--for you."
immediately past
From this reading Florence Lepel raised her beautiful eyes at last to her brother's face.
Lepel
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From this reading Florence Lepel raised her beautiful eyes at last to her brother's face.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading He raised his cigar mechanically to his lips, found that it had gone out, and, instead of relighting it, threw it away angrily from him amongst the flowers.
mechanicallyadverbUS /məˈkænɪkli/
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading He raised his cigar mechanically to his lips, found that it had gone out, and, instead of relighting it, threw it away angrily from him amongst the flowers.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no way out of it--for you."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is no way out of it--for you."
and nothing more
From this reading "I only repeat what you yourself have said.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There is no way out of it--for you."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Her voice was quite even and expressionless, but Hubert's face contracted at the sound of her words as if they hurt him.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Florence Lepel raised her beautiful eyes at last to her brother's face.
relighting
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From this reading He raised his cigar mechanically to his lips, found that it had gone out, and, instead of relighting it, threw it away angrily from him amongst the flowers.
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading "I only repeat what you yourself have said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I only repeat what you yourself have said.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Her voice was quite even and expressionless, but Hubert's face contracted at the sound of her words as if they hurt him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He raised his cigar mechanically to his lips, found that it had gone out, and, instead of relighting it, threw it away angrily from him amongst the flowers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her voice was quite even and expressionless, but Hubert's face contracted at the sound of her words as if they hurt him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no way out of it--for you."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her voice was quite even and expressionless, but Hubert's face contracted at the sound of her words as if they hurt him.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading He raised his cigar mechanically to his lips, found that it had gone out, and, instead of relighting it, threw it away angrily from him amongst the flowers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Florence Lepel raised her beautiful eyes at last to her brother's face.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Her voice was quite even and expressionless, but Hubert's face contracted at the sound of her words as if they hurt him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her voice was quite even and expressionless, but Hubert's face contracted at the sound of her words as if they hurt him.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There is no way out of it--for you."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I only repeat what you yourself have said.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Her voice was quite even and expressionless, but Hubert's face contracted at the sound of her words as if they hurt him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I only repeat what you yourself have said.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "I only repeat what you yourself have said.
