used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
afternoonsnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːnz/
plural of “afternoon” — the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading No breath of air came in from the sun-baked streets through the wide-flung windows.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
anaemic-looking
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From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her own fingers were weary and she was conscious of an increasing fatigue as the hours of toil passed on.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading No breath of air came in from the sun-baked streets through the wide-flung windows.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading No breath of air came in from the sun-baked streets through the wide-flung windows.
a young person of either sex
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
clothingnounUS /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
intentionally conceived
From this reading Her own fingers were weary and she was conscious of an increasing fatigue as the hours of toil passed on.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
factorynounUS /ˈfæktəri/
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
faintingverbUS /ˈfeɪntɪŋ/
-ing form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading Her own fingers were weary and she was conscious of an increasing fatigue as the hours of toil passed on.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Her own fingers were weary and she was conscious of an increasing fatigue as the hours of toil passed on.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No breath of air came in from the sun-baked streets through the wide-flung windows.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
an established custom
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Her own fingers were weary and she was conscious of an increasing fatigue as the hours of toil passed on.
huddledadjectiveUS /ˈhʌdəld/
crowded or massed together
From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
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From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
increasingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkriːsɪŋ/
becoming greater or larger
From this reading Her own fingers were weary and she was conscious of an increasing fatigue as the hours of toil passed on.
inevitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbəl/
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
Julia
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From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
ManchesternounUS /ˈmæntʃestər/
largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
not any; not one
From this reading No breath of air came in from the sun-baked streets through the wide-flung windows.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her own fingers were weary and she was conscious of an increasing fatigue as the hours of toil passed on.
oppressedadjectiveUS /əˈprest/
burdened psychologically or mentally
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Her own fingers were weary and she was conscious of an increasing fatigue as the hours of toil passed on.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
reactionnounUS /riˈækʃən/
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
seventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
sicklyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪkli/
unhealthy looking
From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading No breath of air came in from the sun-baked streets through the wide-flung windows.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
sun-baked
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From this reading No breath of air came in from the sun-baked streets through the wide-flung windows.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading No breath of air came in from the sun-baked streets through the wide-flung windows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
toilverbUS /tɔɪl/
work hard
From this reading Her own fingers were weary and she was conscious of an increasing fatigue as the hours of toil passed on.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Her own fingers were weary and she was conscious of an increasing fatigue as the hours of toil passed on.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her own fingers were weary and she was conscious of an increasing fatigue as the hours of toil passed on.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
which person or people
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
wide-flung
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From this reading No breath of air came in from the sun-baked streets through the wide-flung windows.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading No breath of air came in from the sun-baked streets through the wide-flung windows.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
