used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A Trap is set for two Tender Souls._ Doll never thought the demon would wait until her death-bed to come to her.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading She always wore even quite commonly her prettiest, most worldly clothes, and she kept her shaggy black hair as neat as she was able.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She always wore even quite commonly her prettiest, most worldly clothes, and she kept her shaggy black hair as neat as she was able.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every moonlight night and every sunny day she looked for him and thought, ‘Perhaps this day or this night he will come to me.’
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She always wore even quite commonly her prettiest, most worldly clothes, and she kept her shaggy black hair as neat as she was able.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading She always wore even quite commonly her prettiest, most worldly clothes, and she kept her shaggy black hair as neat as she was able.
clothing in general
From this reading She always wore even quite commonly her prettiest, most worldly clothes, and she kept her shaggy black hair as neat as she was able.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _A Trap is set for two Tender Souls._ Doll never thought the demon would wait until her death-bed to come to her.
comelyadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmli/
according with custom or propriety
From this reading She thought, ‘He sees me always, everything I do, everything I wear,’ and she kept herself comely for him.
commonlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːmənli/
under normal conditions
From this reading She always wore even quite commonly her prettiest, most worldly clothes, and she kept her shaggy black hair as neat as she was able.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Every moonlight night and every sunny day she looked for him and thought, ‘Perhaps this day or this night he will come to me.’
death-bed
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From this reading _A Trap is set for two Tender Souls._ Doll never thought the demon would wait until her death-bed to come to her.
dedicatedadjectiveUS /ˈdedəkeɪtəd/
devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
From this reading She guessed he even knew her thoughts, and so she dedicated them to him.
demonnounUS /ˈdiːmən/
an evil supernatural being
From this reading _A Trap is set for two Tender Souls._ Doll never thought the demon would wait until her death-bed to come to her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She thought, ‘He sees me always, everything I do, everything I wear,’ and she kept herself comely for him.
DollnounUS /dɑːl/
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading _A Trap is set for two Tender Souls._ Doll never thought the demon would wait until her death-bed to come to her.
divisible by two
From this reading She always wore even quite commonly her prettiest, most worldly clothes, and she kept her shaggy black hair as neat as she was able.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every moonlight night and every sunny day she looked for him and thought, ‘Perhaps this day or this night he will come to me.’
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She thought, ‘He sees me always, everything I do, everything I wear,’ and she kept herself comely for him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _A Trap is set for two Tender Souls._ Doll never thought the demon would wait until her death-bed to come to her.
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading She guessed he even knew her thoughts, and so she dedicated them to him.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading She always wore even quite commonly her prettiest, most worldly clothes, and she kept her shaggy black hair as neat as she was able.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every moonlight night and every sunny day she looked for him and thought, ‘Perhaps this day or this night he will come to me.’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _A Trap is set for two Tender Souls._ Doll never thought the demon would wait until her death-bed to come to her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She thought, ‘He sees me always, everything I do, everything I wear,’ and she kept herself comely for him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every moonlight night and every sunny day she looked for him and thought, ‘Perhaps this day or this night he will come to me.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She thought, ‘He sees me always, everything I do, everything I wear,’ and she kept herself comely for him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _A Trap is set for two Tender Souls._ Doll never thought the demon would wait until her death-bed to come to her.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading She always wore even quite commonly her prettiest, most worldly clothes, and she kept her shaggy black hair as neat as she was able.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She guessed he even knew her thoughts, and so she dedicated them to him.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Every moonlight night and every sunny day she looked for him and thought, ‘Perhaps this day or this night he will come to me.’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every moonlight night and every sunny day she looked for him and thought, ‘Perhaps this day or this night he will come to me.’
the light of the Moon
From this reading Every moonlight night and every sunny day she looked for him and thought, ‘Perhaps this day or this night he will come to me.’
used to form the superlative
From this reading She always wore even quite commonly her prettiest, most worldly clothes, and she kept her shaggy black hair as neat as she was able.
neatadjectiveUS /niːt/
clean or organized
From this reading She always wore even quite commonly her prettiest, most worldly clothes, and she kept her shaggy black hair as neat as she was able.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading _A Trap is set for two Tender Souls._ Doll never thought the demon would wait until her death-bed to come to her.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Every moonlight night and every sunny day she looked for him and thought, ‘Perhaps this day or this night he will come to me.’
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Every moonlight night and every sunny day she looked for him and thought, ‘Perhaps this day or this night he will come to me.’
by chance
From this reading Every moonlight night and every sunny day she looked for him and thought, ‘Perhaps this day or this night he will come to me.’
prettiestadjectiveUS /ˈprɪtiəst/
superlative of “pretty” — pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading She always wore even quite commonly her prettiest, most worldly clothes, and she kept her shaggy black hair as neat as she was able.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She always wore even quite commonly her prettiest, most worldly clothes, and she kept her shaggy black hair as neat as she was able.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading She thought, ‘He sees me always, everything I do, everything I wear,’ and she kept herself comely for him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _A Trap is set for two Tender Souls._ Doll never thought the demon would wait until her death-bed to come to her.
shaggyadjectiveUS /ˈʃæɡi/
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading She always wore even quite commonly her prettiest, most worldly clothes, and she kept her shaggy black hair as neat as she was able.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every moonlight night and every sunny day she looked for him and thought, ‘Perhaps this day or this night he will come to me.’
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She guessed he even knew her thoughts, and so she dedicated them to him.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading _A Trap is set for two Tender Souls._ Doll never thought the demon would wait until her death-bed to come to her.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Every moonlight night and every sunny day she looked for him and thought, ‘Perhaps this day or this night he will come to me.’
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading _A Trap is set for two Tender Souls._ Doll never thought the demon would wait until her death-bed to come to her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A Trap is set for two Tender Souls._ Doll never thought the demon would wait until her death-bed to come to her.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She guessed he even knew her thoughts, and so she dedicated them to him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Every moonlight night and every sunny day she looked for him and thought, ‘Perhaps this day or this night he will come to me.’
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading _A Trap is set for two Tender Souls._ Doll never thought the demon would wait until her death-bed to come to her.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She guessed he even knew her thoughts, and so she dedicated them to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A Trap is set for two Tender Souls._ Doll never thought the demon would wait until her death-bed to come to her.
TrapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading _A Trap is set for two Tender Souls._ Doll never thought the demon would wait until her death-bed to come to her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _A Trap is set for two Tender Souls._ Doll never thought the demon would wait until her death-bed to come to her.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading _A Trap is set for two Tender Souls._ Doll never thought the demon would wait until her death-bed to come to her.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading _A Trap is set for two Tender Souls._ Doll never thought the demon would wait until her death-bed to come to her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She always wore even quite commonly her prettiest, most worldly clothes, and she kept her shaggy black hair as neat as she was able.
be dressed in
From this reading She thought, ‘He sees me always, everything I do, everything I wear,’ and she kept herself comely for him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Every moonlight night and every sunny day she looked for him and thought, ‘Perhaps this day or this night he will come to me.’
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading She always wore even quite commonly her prettiest, most worldly clothes, and she kept her shaggy black hair as neat as she was able.
worldlyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrldli/
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
From this reading She always wore even quite commonly her prettiest, most worldly clothes, and she kept her shaggy black hair as neat as she was able.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _A Trap is set for two Tender Souls._ Doll never thought the demon would wait until her death-bed to come to her.
