used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
anew
From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To her in her misery came an angel of light masquerading as one Parker Jarvis.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WING-BEAT OF AZRAEL AND Dorothy?
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading To her in her misery came an angel of light masquerading as one Parker Jarvis.
Antrim
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From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
AZRAEL
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From this reading THE WING-BEAT OF AZRAEL AND Dorothy?
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
believingnounUS /bɪˈliːvɪŋ/
the cognitive process that leads to convictions
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
terminate
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading To her in her misery came an angel of light masquerading as one Parker Jarvis.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could do naught but grieve despairingly, and that in secret, since none but her father and Antrim guessed the depth of her hurt.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
depthnounUS /depθ/
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading She could do naught but grieve despairingly, and that in secret, since none but her father and Antrim guessed the depth of her hurt.
despairinglyadverb
with desperation
From this reading She could do naught but grieve despairingly, and that in secret, since none but her father and Antrim guessed the depth of her hurt.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She could do naught but grieve despairingly, and that in secret, since none but her father and Antrim guessed the depth of her hurt.
Dorothy
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From this reading THE WING-BEAT OF AZRAEL AND Dorothy?
else
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From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
enmeshedadjectiveUS /enˈmeʃt/
caught as if in a mesh
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She could do naught but grieve despairingly, and that in secret, since none but her father and Antrim guessed the depth of her hurt.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
set up or found
From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
grieveverbUS /ɡriːv/
feel grief
From this reading She could do naught but grieve despairingly, and that in secret, since none but her father and Antrim guessed the depth of her hurt.
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading She could do naught but grieve despairingly, and that in secret, since none but her father and Antrim guessed the depth of her hurt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
be the source of pain
From this reading She could do naught but grieve despairingly, and that in secret, since none but her father and Antrim guessed the depth of her hurt.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
innocencenounUS /ˈɪnəsəns/
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
Jarvis
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From this reading To her in her misery came an angel of light masquerading as one Parker Jarvis.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading To her in her misery came an angel of light masquerading as one Parker Jarvis.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
held dear
From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
lover'snounUS /ˈlʌvərz/
possessive form of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
masqueradingverbUS /ˌmæskərˈeɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “masquerade” — take part in a masquerade
From this reading To her in her misery came an angel of light masquerading as one Parker Jarvis.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading To her in her misery came an angel of light masquerading as one Parker Jarvis.
naughtnounUS /nɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading She could do naught but grieve despairingly, and that in secret, since none but her father and Antrim guessed the depth of her hurt.
netnounUS /net/
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
not any; not one
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
not one, and not any
From this reading She could do naught but grieve despairingly, and that in secret, since none but her father and Antrim guessed the depth of her hurt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WING-BEAT OF AZRAEL AND Dorothy?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
and nothing more
From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
ParkernounUS /ˈpɑːrkər/
United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
From this reading To her in her misery came an angel of light masquerading as one Parker Jarvis.
powerlessadjectiveUS /ˈpaʊərləs/
lacking power
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
except for; apart from
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading She could do naught but grieve despairingly, and that in secret, since none but her father and Antrim guessed the depth of her hurt.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She could do naught but grieve despairingly, and that in secret, since none but her father and Antrim guessed the depth of her hurt.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She could do naught but grieve despairingly, and that in secret, since none but her father and Antrim guessed the depth of her hurt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WING-BEAT OF AZRAEL AND Dorothy?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
threadverbUS /θred/
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
which person or people
From this reading Truly, these were terrible days and weeks for one who loved, and had lost and found, only to lose again.
WING-BEAT
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From this reading THE WING-BEAT OF AZRAEL AND Dorothy?
but in spite of that
From this reading But, believing in her lover’s innocence as no one else save Henry Antrim did believe in it, she was yet powerless to break a single thread of the net which enmeshed him.
