used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Pleasure came in a great wave at first; and then pricks of pain began to make themselves felt, as if the pleasure wave had been full of sharp points.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pleasure came in a great wave at first; and then pricks of pain began to make themselves felt, as if the pleasure wave had been full of sharp points.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Pleasure came in a great wave at first; and then pricks of pain began to make themselves felt, as if the pleasure wave had been full of sharp points.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pleasure came in a great wave at first; and then pricks of pain began to make themselves felt, as if the pleasure wave had been full of sharp points.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Pleasure came in a great wave at first; and then pricks of pain began to make themselves felt, as if the pleasure wave had been full of sharp points.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Pleasure came in a great wave at first; and then pricks of pain began to make themselves felt, as if the pleasure wave had been full of sharp points.
boredadjectiveUS /bɔːrd/
tired of the world
From this reading Her cheeks glowed, her eyes sent looks, or rather one steady look, at the paper, which would certainly have bored it through or set it on fire if moral qualities had taken to themselves material power.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Pleasure came in a great wave at first; and then pricks of pain began to make themselves felt, as if the pleasure wave had been full of sharp points.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Her cheeks glowed, her eyes sent looks, or rather one steady look, at the paper, which would certainly have bored it through or set it on fire if moral qualities had taken to themselves material power.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Her cheeks glowed, her eyes sent looks, or rather one steady look, at the paper, which would certainly have bored it through or set it on fire if moral qualities had taken to themselves material power.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Esther sat, swallowed up of excitement, poring over this letter, longer than she knew; whether it gave her most pain or pleasure she could not have told.
EsthernounUS /ˈestər/
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading Esther sat, swallowed up of excitement, poring over this letter, longer than she knew; whether it gave her most pain or pleasure she could not have told.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Esther sat, swallowed up of excitement, poring over this letter, longer than she knew; whether it gave her most pain or pleasure she could not have told.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her cheeks glowed, her eyes sent looks, or rather one steady look, at the paper, which would certainly have bored it through or set it on fire if moral qualities had taken to themselves material power.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading At last, remembering that she must not stay too long, she folded the letter up and returned to her father.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Pleasure came in a great wave at first; and then pricks of pain began to make themselves felt, as if the pleasure wave had been full of sharp points.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Her cheeks glowed, her eyes sent looks, or rather one steady look, at the paper, which would certainly have bored it through or set it on fire if moral qualities had taken to themselves material power.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Pleasure came in a great wave at first; and then pricks of pain began to make themselves felt, as if the pleasure wave had been full of sharp points.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading At last, remembering that she must not stay too long, she folded the letter up and returned to her father.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Pleasure came in a great wave at first; and then pricks of pain began to make themselves felt, as if the pleasure wave had been full of sharp points.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Esther sat, swallowed up of excitement, poring over this letter, longer than she knew; whether it gave her most pain or pleasure she could not have told.
glowedverbUS /ɡloʊd/
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading Her cheeks glowed, her eyes sent looks, or rather one steady look, at the paper, which would certainly have bored it through or set it on fire if moral qualities had taken to themselves material power.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Pleasure came in a great wave at first; and then pricks of pain began to make themselves felt, as if the pleasure wave had been full of sharp points.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pleasure came in a great wave at first; and then pricks of pain began to make themselves felt, as if the pleasure wave had been full of sharp points.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Esther sat, swallowed up of excitement, poring over this letter, longer than she knew; whether it gave her most pain or pleasure she could not have told.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Esther sat, swallowed up of excitement, poring over this letter, longer than she knew; whether it gave her most pain or pleasure she could not have told.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Pleasure came in a great wave at first; and then pricks of pain began to make themselves felt, as if the pleasure wave had been full of sharp points.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pleasure came in a great wave at first; and then pricks of pain began to make themselves felt, as if the pleasure wave had been full of sharp points.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Esther sat, swallowed up of excitement, poring over this letter, longer than she knew; whether it gave her most pain or pleasure she could not have told.
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 Esther sat, swallowed up of excitement, poring over this letter, longer than she knew; whether it gave her most pain or pleasure she could not have told.
immediately past
From this reading At last, remembering that she must not stay too long, she folded the letter up and returned to her father.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Esther sat, swallowed up of excitement, poring over this letter, longer than she knew; whether it gave her most pain or pleasure she could not have told.
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 At last, remembering that she must not stay too long, she folded the letter up and returned to her father.
for more time
From this reading Esther sat, swallowed up of excitement, poring over this letter, longer than she knew; whether it gave her most pain or pleasure she could not have told.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Her cheeks glowed, her eyes sent looks, or rather one steady look, at the paper, which would certainly have bored it through or set it on fire if moral qualities had taken to themselves material power.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Her cheeks glowed, her eyes sent looks, or rather one steady look, at the paper, which would certainly have bored it through or set it on fire if moral qualities had taken to themselves material power.
engage in
From this reading Pleasure came in a great wave at first; and then pricks of pain began to make themselves felt, as if the pleasure wave had been full of sharp points.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading Her cheeks glowed, her eyes sent looks, or rather one steady look, at the paper, which would certainly have bored it through or set it on fire if moral qualities had taken to themselves material power.
moraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading Her cheeks glowed, her eyes sent looks, or rather one steady look, at the paper, which would certainly have bored it through or set it on fire if moral qualities had taken to themselves material power.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Esther sat, swallowed up of excitement, poring over this letter, longer than she knew; whether it gave her most pain or pleasure she could not have told.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading At last, remembering that she must not stay too long, she folded the letter up and returned to her father.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Esther sat, swallowed up of excitement, poring over this letter, longer than she knew; whether it gave her most pain or pleasure she could not have told.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Esther sat, swallowed up of excitement, poring over this letter, longer than she knew; whether it gave her most pain or pleasure she could not have told.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her cheeks glowed, her eyes sent looks, or rather one steady look, at the paper, which would certainly have bored it through or set it on fire if moral qualities had taken to themselves material power.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her cheeks glowed, her eyes sent looks, or rather one steady look, at the paper, which would certainly have bored it through or set it on fire if moral qualities had taken to themselves material power.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Esther sat, swallowed up of excitement, poring over this letter, longer than she knew; whether it gave her most pain or pleasure she could not have told.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Esther sat, swallowed up of excitement, poring over this letter, longer than she knew; whether it gave her most pain or pleasure she could not have told.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Esther sat, swallowed up of excitement, poring over this letter, longer than she knew; whether it gave her most pain or pleasure she could not have told.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Her cheeks glowed, her eyes sent looks, or rather one steady look, at the paper, which would certainly have bored it through or set it on fire if moral qualities had taken to themselves material power.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Esther sat, swallowed up of excitement, poring over this letter, longer than she knew; whether it gave her most pain or pleasure she could not have told.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Pleasure came in a great wave at first; and then pricks of pain began to make themselves felt, as if the pleasure wave had been full of sharp points.
poringverbUS /ˈpɔːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “pore” — direct one's attention on something
From this reading Esther sat, swallowed up of excitement, poring over this letter, longer than she knew; whether it gave her most pain or pleasure she could not have told.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Her cheeks glowed, her eyes sent looks, or rather one steady look, at the paper, which would certainly have bored it through or set it on fire if moral qualities had taken to themselves material power.
pricksnounUS /prɪks/
plural of “prick” — insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
From this reading Pleasure came in a great wave at first; and then pricks of pain began to make themselves felt, as if the pleasure wave had been full of sharp points.
plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading Her cheeks glowed, her eyes sent looks, or rather one steady look, at the paper, which would certainly have bored it through or set it on fire if moral qualities had taken to themselves material power.
on the contrary
From this reading Her cheeks glowed, her eyes sent looks, or rather one steady look, at the paper, which would certainly have bored it through or set it on fire if moral qualities had taken to themselves material power.
rememberingnounUS /rɪˈmembərɪŋ/
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading At last, remembering that she must not stay too long, she folded the letter up and returned to her father.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading At last, remembering that she must not stay too long, she folded the letter up and returned to her father.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Esther sat, swallowed up of excitement, poring over this letter, longer than she knew; whether it gave her most pain or pleasure she could not have told.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Her cheeks glowed, her eyes sent looks, or rather one steady look, at the paper, which would certainly have bored it through or set it on fire if moral qualities had taken to themselves material power.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Her cheeks glowed, her eyes sent looks, or rather one steady look, at the paper, which would certainly have bored it through or set it on fire if moral qualities had taken to themselves material power.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Pleasure came in a great wave at first; and then pricks of pain began to make themselves felt, as if the pleasure wave had been full of sharp points.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Esther sat, swallowed up of excitement, poring over this letter, longer than she knew; whether it gave her most pain or pleasure she could not have told.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading At last, remembering that she must not stay too long, she folded the letter up and returned to her father.
make steady
From this reading Her cheeks glowed, her eyes sent looks, or rather one steady look, at the paper, which would certainly have bored it through or set it on fire if moral qualities had taken to themselves material power.
STRUGGLESnounUS /ˈstrʌɡəlz/
plural of “struggle” — an energetic attempt to achieve something
From this reading _STRUGGLES_.
swallowedverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊd/
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading Esther sat, swallowed up of excitement, poring over this letter, longer than she knew; whether it gave her most pain or pleasure she could not have told.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Her cheeks glowed, her eyes sent looks, or rather one steady look, at the paper, which would certainly have bored it through or set it on fire if moral qualities had taken to themselves material power.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Esther sat, swallowed up of excitement, poring over this letter, longer than she knew; whether it gave her most pain or pleasure she could not have told.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At last, remembering that she must not stay too long, she folded the letter up and returned to her father.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pleasure came in a great wave at first; and then pricks of pain began to make themselves felt, as if the pleasure wave had been full of sharp points.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Pleasure came in a great wave at first; and then pricks of pain began to make themselves felt, as if the pleasure wave had been full of sharp points.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Pleasure came in a great wave at first; and then pricks of pain began to make themselves felt, as if the pleasure wave had been full of sharp points.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Esther sat, swallowed up of excitement, poring over this letter, longer than she knew; whether it gave her most pain or pleasure she could not have told.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Her cheeks glowed, her eyes sent looks, or rather one steady look, at the paper, which would certainly have bored it through or set it on fire if moral qualities had taken to themselves material power.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pleasure came in a great wave at first; and then pricks of pain began to make themselves felt, as if the pleasure wave had been full of sharp points.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Esther sat, swallowed up of excitement, poring over this letter, longer than she knew; whether it gave her most pain or pleasure she could not have told.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading At last, remembering that she must not stay too long, she folded the letter up and returned to her father.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Esther sat, swallowed up of excitement, poring over this letter, longer than she knew; whether it gave her most pain or pleasure she could not have told.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Pleasure came in a great wave at first; and then pricks of pain began to make themselves felt, as if the pleasure wave had been full of sharp points.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Esther sat, swallowed up of excitement, poring over this letter, longer than she knew; whether it gave her most pain or pleasure she could not have told.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her cheeks glowed, her eyes sent looks, or rather one steady look, at the paper, which would certainly have bored it through or set it on fire if moral qualities had taken to themselves material power.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her cheeks glowed, her eyes sent looks, or rather one steady look, at the paper, which would certainly have bored it through or set it on fire if moral qualities had taken to themselves material power.
