used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
adoringadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrɪŋ/
showing adoration
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was very lame, but it was true, and it was piteous; yet Langbourne could not relent.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be broken, however; something must be done; they could not sit there dumb forever.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
the act of breaking something
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading It must be broken, however; something must be done; they could not sit there dumb forever.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was very lame, but it was true, and it was piteous; yet Langbourne could not relent.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was very lame, but it was true, and it was piteous; yet Langbourne could not relent.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
dumbadjectiveUS /dʌm/
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading It must be broken, however; something must be done; they could not sit there dumb forever.
divisible by two
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading If it was ridiculous, and if with her sense of the ridiculous she felt it so, she was unable to take it lightly, or to make him take it lightly.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
for a limitless time
From this reading It must be broken, however; something must be done; they could not sit there dumb forever.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
gleamsnounUS /ɡliːmz/
plural of “gleam” — an appearance of reflected light
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
grievancenounUS /ˈɡriːvəns/
a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If it was ridiculous, and if with her sense of the ridiculous she felt it so, she was unable to take it lightly, or to make him take it lightly.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It must be broken, however; something must be done; they could not sit there dumb forever.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it was ridiculous, and if with her sense of the ridiculous she felt it so, she was unable to take it lightly, or to make him take it lightly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very lame, but it was true, and it was piteous; yet Langbourne could not relent.
lamenounUS /leɪm/
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading It was very lame, but it was true, and it was piteous; yet Langbourne could not relent.
Langbourne
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From this reading It was very lame, but it was true, and it was piteous; yet Langbourne could not relent.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
without good reason
From this reading If it was ridiculous, and if with her sense of the ridiculous she felt it so, she was unable to take it lightly, or to make him take it lightly.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
engage in
From this reading If it was ridiculous, and if with her sense of the ridiculous she felt it so, she was unable to take it lightly, or to make him take it lightly.
materiallyadverbUS /məˈtɪriəli/
with respect to material aspects
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be broken, however; something must be done; they could not sit there dumb forever.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was very lame, but it was true, and it was piteous; yet Langbourne could not relent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If it was ridiculous, and if with her sense of the ridiculous she felt it so, she was unable to take it lightly, or to make him take it lightly.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If it was ridiculous, and if with her sense of the ridiculous she felt it so, she was unable to take it lightly, or to make him take it lightly.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
piteousadjective
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading It was very lame, but it was true, and it was piteous; yet Langbourne could not relent.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
provisionallyadverbUS /prəˈvɪʒənəli/
temporarily and conditionally
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
relentverbUS /rɪˈlent/
give in, as to influence or pressure
From this reading It was very lame, but it was true, and it was piteous; yet Langbourne could not relent.
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading If it was ridiculous, and if with her sense of the ridiculous she felt it so, she was unable to take it lightly, or to make him take it lightly.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading If it was ridiculous, and if with her sense of the ridiculous she felt it so, she was unable to take it lightly, or to make him take it lightly.
in a serious manner
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
be seated
From this reading It must be broken, however; something must be done; they could not sit there dumb forever.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It must be broken, however; something must be done; they could not sit there dumb forever.
staturenounUS /ˈstætʃər/
high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
carry out
From this reading If it was ridiculous, and if with her sense of the ridiculous she felt it so, she was unable to take it lightly, or to make him take it lightly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If it was ridiculous, and if with her sense of the ridiculous she felt it so, she was unable to take it lightly, or to make him take it lightly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It must be broken, however; something must be done; they could not sit there dumb forever.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If it was ridiculous, and if with her sense of the ridiculous she felt it so, she was unable to take it lightly, or to make him take it lightly.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It was very lame, but it was true, and it was piteous; yet Langbourne could not relent.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading At some faint gleams which passed over her face he felt himself invited to regard it less seriously; but he did not try, even provisionally, and they fell into a silence that neither seemed to have the power of breaking.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading If it was ridiculous, and if with her sense of the ridiculous she felt it so, she was unable to take it lightly, or to make him take it lightly.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was very lame, but it was true, and it was piteous; yet Langbourne could not relent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very lame, but it was true, and it was piteous; yet Langbourne could not relent.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading His grievance was not with what she had done, but what she was; not what she really was, but what she materially was; her looks, her figure, her stature, her whole presence, so different from that which he had been carrying in his mind, and adoring for a year past.
but in spite of that
From this reading It was very lame, but it was true, and it was piteous; yet Langbourne could not relent.
