used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She grew pale even to her lips, she folded her hands with a hard clasp, her beautiful figure grew more erect and dignified--the words dropped slowly, each one seeming to cut the air as it fell.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading She grew pale even to her lips, she folded her hands with a hard clasp, her beautiful figure grew more erect and dignified--the words dropped slowly, each one seeming to cut the air as it fell.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She grew pale even to her lips, she folded her hands with a hard clasp, her beautiful figure grew more erect and dignified--the words dropped slowly, each one seeming to cut the air as it fell.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even as she spoke the words Lady Lanswell's heart sunk within her.
on or to one side
From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading No softening came to the beautiful face, no tenderness, no kindliness; it seemed rather as though her last words had turned Leone to stone.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
see with attention
From this reading "BEHOLD MY REVENGE!"
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading No softening came to the beautiful face, no tenderness, no kindliness; it seemed rather as though her last words had turned Leone to stone.
claspverbUS /klæsp/
hold firmly and tightly
From this reading She grew pale even to her lips, she folded her hands with a hard clasp, her beautiful figure grew more erect and dignified--the words dropped slowly, each one seeming to cut the air as it fell.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading She grew pale even to her lips, she folded her hands with a hard clasp, her beautiful figure grew more erect and dignified--the words dropped slowly, each one seeming to cut the air as it fell.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
dignifiedadjectiveUS /ˈdɪɡnəfaɪd/
having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance
From this reading She grew pale even to her lips, she folded her hands with a hard clasp, her beautiful figure grew more erect and dignified--the words dropped slowly, each one seeming to cut the air as it fell.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading She grew pale even to her lips, she folded her hands with a hard clasp, her beautiful figure grew more erect and dignified--the words dropped slowly, each one seeming to cut the air as it fell.
remove the dust from
From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading She grew pale even to her lips, she folded her hands with a hard clasp, her beautiful figure grew more erect and dignified--the words dropped slowly, each one seeming to cut the air as it fell.
erectverbUS /ɪˈrekt/
construct, build, or erect
From this reading She grew pale even to her lips, she folded her hands with a hard clasp, her beautiful figure grew more erect and dignified--the words dropped slowly, each one seeming to cut the air as it fell.
divisible by two
From this reading Even as she spoke the words Lady Lanswell's heart sunk within her.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading No softening came to the beautiful face, no tenderness, no kindliness; it seemed rather as though her last words had turned Leone to stone.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading She grew pale even to her lips, she folded her hands with a hard clasp, her beautiful figure grew more erect and dignified--the words dropped slowly, each one seeming to cut the air as it fell.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading She grew pale even to her lips, she folded her hands with a hard clasp, her beautiful figure grew more erect and dignified--the words dropped slowly, each one seeming to cut the air as it fell.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading She grew pale even to her lips, she folded her hands with a hard clasp, her beautiful figure grew more erect and dignified--the words dropped slowly, each one seeming to cut the air as it fell.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading She grew pale even to her lips, she folded her hands with a hard clasp, her beautiful figure grew more erect and dignified--the words dropped slowly, each one seeming to cut the air as it fell.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No softening came to the beautiful face, no tenderness, no kindliness; it seemed rather as though her last words had turned Leone to stone.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She grew pale even to her lips, she folded her hands with a hard clasp, her beautiful figure grew more erect and dignified--the words dropped slowly, each one seeming to cut the air as it fell.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading She grew pale even to her lips, she folded her hands with a hard clasp, her beautiful figure grew more erect and dignified--the words dropped slowly, each one seeming to cut the air as it fell.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Even as she spoke the words Lady Lanswell's heart sunk within her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Even as she spoke the words Lady Lanswell's heart sunk within her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No softening came to the beautiful face, no tenderness, no kindliness; it seemed rather as though her last words had turned Leone to stone.
kindlinessnoun
friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition
From this reading No softening came to the beautiful face, no tenderness, no kindliness; it seemed rather as though her last words had turned Leone to stone.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Even as she spoke the words Lady Lanswell's heart sunk within her.
Lanswell
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From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
Lanswell's
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From this reading Even as she spoke the words Lady Lanswell's heart sunk within her.
immediately past
From this reading No softening came to the beautiful face, no tenderness, no kindliness; it seemed rather as though her last words had turned Leone to stone.
LeonenounUS /liˈoʊn/
the basic unit of money in Sierra Leone; equal to 100 cents
From this reading No softening came to the beautiful face, no tenderness, no kindliness; it seemed rather as though her last words had turned Leone to stone.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading She grew pale even to her lips, she folded her hands with a hard clasp, her beautiful figure grew more erect and dignified--the words dropped slowly, each one seeming to cut the air as it fell.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She grew pale even to her lips, she folded her hands with a hard clasp, her beautiful figure grew more erect and dignified--the words dropped slowly, each one seeming to cut the air as it fell.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "BEHOLD MY REVENGE!"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
not any; not one
From this reading No softening came to the beautiful face, no tenderness, no kindliness; it seemed rather as though her last words had turned Leone to stone.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She grew pale even to her lips, she folded her hands with a hard clasp, her beautiful figure grew more erect and dignified--the words dropped slowly, each one seeming to cut the air as it fell.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading She grew pale even to her lips, she folded her hands with a hard clasp, her beautiful figure grew more erect and dignified--the words dropped slowly, each one seeming to cut the air as it fell.
on the contrary
From this reading No softening came to the beautiful face, no tenderness, no kindliness; it seemed rather as though her last words had turned Leone to stone.
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading "BEHOLD MY REVENGE!"
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading No softening came to the beautiful face, no tenderness, no kindliness; it seemed rather as though her last words had turned Leone to stone.
seemingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːmɪŋ/
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading She grew pale even to her lips, she folded her hands with a hard clasp, her beautiful figure grew more erect and dignified--the words dropped slowly, each one seeming to cut the air as it fell.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even as she spoke the words Lady Lanswell's heart sunk within her.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading She grew pale even to her lips, she folded her hands with a hard clasp, her beautiful figure grew more erect and dignified--the words dropped slowly, each one seeming to cut the air as it fell.
softeningnounUS /ˈsɔːfənɪŋ/
the process of becoming softer
From this reading No softening came to the beautiful face, no tenderness, no kindliness; it seemed rather as though her last words had turned Leone to stone.
son'snounUS /sʌnz/
possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Even as she spoke the words Lady Lanswell's heart sunk within her.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading No softening came to the beautiful face, no tenderness, no kindliness; it seemed rather as though her last words had turned Leone to stone.
sullyverbUS /ˈsʌli/
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading Even as she spoke the words Lady Lanswell's heart sunk within her.
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading No softening came to the beautiful face, no tenderness, no kindliness; it seemed rather as though her last words had turned Leone to stone.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Even as she spoke the words Lady Lanswell's heart sunk within her.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading No softening came to the beautiful face, no tenderness, no kindliness; it seemed rather as though her last words had turned Leone to stone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No softening came to the beautiful face, no tenderness, no kindliness; it seemed rather as though her last words had turned Leone to stone.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading No softening came to the beautiful face, no tenderness, no kindliness; it seemed rather as though her last words had turned Leone to stone.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
at the time that
From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
which person or people
From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading She grew pale even to her lips, she folded her hands with a hard clasp, her beautiful figure grew more erect and dignified--the words dropped slowly, each one seeming to cut the air as it fell.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Even as she spoke the words Lady Lanswell's heart sunk within her.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Even as she spoke the words Lady Lanswell's heart sunk within her.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You call me noble, Lady Lanswell! you, who did your best to sully my fair name; you call me your son's best friend, when you flung me aside from him as though I had been of no more worth than the dust underneath his feet!"
