used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE LEGION It was all far worse even than Max had expected; and the next few days were a nightmare.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading Josephine Delatour was coarse minded and sly, inordinately vain, caring for nothing in life except the admiration of such men as she had met and mistaken for gentlemen.
adoredadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrd/
regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)
From this reading The resemblance between the girl and her mother--once his mother, whom he had as a boy adored--made the effect more gruesome.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE LEGION It was all far worse even than Max had expected; and the next few days were a nightmare.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE LEGION It was all far worse even than Max had expected; and the next few days were a nightmare.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The resemblance between the girl and her mother--once his mother, whom he had as a boy adored--made the effect more gruesome.
have
From this reading Her way of receiving the news of her change of fortune disgusted Max, sickened him so utterly that he could not bear to think of her reigning in Jack Doran's house.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She was torn between pleasure in the prospect of being rich, and suspicious that there was a plot to kidnap her, like the heroine of a sensational novel.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The resemblance between the girl and her mother--once his mother, whom he had as a boy adored--made the effect more gruesome.
a youthful male person
From this reading The resemblance between the girl and her mother--once his mother, whom he had as a boy adored--made the effect more gruesome.
caringnounUS /ˈkerɪŋ/
a loving feeling
From this reading Josephine Delatour was coarse minded and sly, inordinately vain, caring for nothing in life except the admiration of such men as she had met and mistaken for gentlemen.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Her way of receiving the news of her change of fortune disgusted Max, sickened him so utterly that he could not bear to think of her reigning in Jack Doran's house.
coarseadjectiveUS /kɔːrs/
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading Josephine Delatour was coarse minded and sly, inordinately vain, caring for nothing in life except the admiration of such men as she had met and mistaken for gentlemen.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Her way of receiving the news of her change of fortune disgusted Max, sickened him so utterly that he could not bear to think of her reigning in Jack Doran's house.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE LEGION It was all far worse even than Max had expected; and the next few days were a nightmare.
Delatour
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From this reading Josephine Delatour was coarse minded and sly, inordinately vain, caring for nothing in life except the admiration of such men as she had met and mistaken for gentlemen.
disgustedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡʌstəd/
having a strong distaste from surfeit
From this reading Her way of receiving the news of her change of fortune disgusted Max, sickened him so utterly that he could not bear to think of her reigning in Jack Doran's house.
Doran's
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From this reading Her way of receiving the news of her change of fortune disgusted Max, sickened him so utterly that he could not bear to think of her reigning in Jack Doran's house.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The resemblance between the girl and her mother--once his mother, whom he had as a boy adored--made the effect more gruesome.
divisible by two
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE LEGION It was all far worse even than Max had expected; and the next few days were a nightmare.
apart from; not including
From this reading Josephine Delatour was coarse minded and sly, inordinately vain, caring for nothing in life except the admiration of such men as she had met and mistaken for gentlemen.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE LEGION It was all far worse even than Max had expected; and the next few days were a nightmare.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE LEGION It was all far worse even than Max had expected; and the next few days were a nightmare.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE LEGION It was all far worse even than Max had expected; and the next few days were a nightmare.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Josephine Delatour was coarse minded and sly, inordinately vain, caring for nothing in life except the admiration of such men as she had met and mistaken for gentlemen.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Her way of receiving the news of her change of fortune disgusted Max, sickened him so utterly that he could not bear to think of her reigning in Jack Doran's house.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading Josephine Delatour was coarse minded and sly, inordinately vain, caring for nothing in life except the admiration of such men as she had met and mistaken for gentlemen.
a young female
From this reading The resemblance between the girl and her mother--once his mother, whom he had as a boy adored--made the effect more gruesome.
gruesomeadjectiveUS /ˈɡruːsəm/
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading The resemblance between the girl and her mother--once his mother, whom he had as a boy adored--made the effect more gruesome.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE LEGION It was all far worse even than Max had expected; and the next few days were a nightmare.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The resemblance between the girl and her mother--once his mother, whom he had as a boy adored--made the effect more gruesome.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The resemblance between the girl and her mother--once his mother, whom he had as a boy adored--made the effect more gruesome.
heroinenounUS /ˈheroʊən/
the main good female character in a work of fiction
From this reading She was torn between pleasure in the prospect of being rich, and suspicious that there was a plot to kidnap her, like the heroine of a sensational novel.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her way of receiving the news of her change of fortune disgusted Max, sickened him so utterly that he could not bear to think of her reigning in Jack Doran's house.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The resemblance between the girl and her mother--once his mother, whom he had as a boy adored--made the effect more gruesome.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Her way of receiving the news of her change of fortune disgusted Max, sickened him so utterly that he could not bear to think of her reigning in Jack Doran's house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Josephine Delatour was coarse minded and sly, inordinately vain, caring for nothing in life except the admiration of such men as she had met and mistaken for gentlemen.
inordinatelyadverbUS /ˌɪˈnɔːrdənətli/
extremely
From this reading Josephine Delatour was coarse minded and sly, inordinately vain, caring for nothing in life except the admiration of such men as she had met and mistaken for gentlemen.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE LEGION It was all far worse even than Max had expected; and the next few days were a nightmare.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Her way of receiving the news of her change of fortune disgusted Max, sickened him so utterly that he could not bear to think of her reigning in Jack Doran's house.
Josephine
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From this reading Josephine Delatour was coarse minded and sly, inordinately vain, caring for nothing in life except the admiration of such men as she had met and mistaken for gentlemen.
kidnapverbUS /ˈkɪdnæp/
take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading She was torn between pleasure in the prospect of being rich, and suspicious that there was a plot to kidnap her, like the heroine of a sensational novel.
LEGIONnounUS /ˈliːdʒən/
archaic terms for army
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE LEGION It was all far worse even than Max had expected; and the next few days were a nightmare.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Josephine Delatour was coarse minded and sly, inordinately vain, caring for nothing in life except the admiration of such men as she had met and mistaken for gentlemen.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She was torn between pleasure in the prospect of being rich, and suspicious that there was a plot to kidnap her, like the heroine of a sensational novel.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The resemblance between the girl and her mother--once his mother, whom he had as a boy adored--made the effect more gruesome.
MaxnounUS /mæks/
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE LEGION It was all far worse even than Max had expected; and the next few days were a nightmare.
the force of workers available
From this reading Josephine Delatour was coarse minded and sly, inordinately vain, caring for nothing in life except the admiration of such men as she had met and mistaken for gentlemen.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Josephine Delatour was coarse minded and sly, inordinately vain, caring for nothing in life except the admiration of such men as she had met and mistaken for gentlemen.
mindedadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪndəd/
(used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified
From this reading Josephine Delatour was coarse minded and sly, inordinately vain, caring for nothing in life except the admiration of such men as she had met and mistaken for gentlemen.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading Josephine Delatour was coarse minded and sly, inordinately vain, caring for nothing in life except the admiration of such men as she had met and mistaken for gentlemen.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The resemblance between the girl and her mother--once his mother, whom he had as a boy adored--made the effect more gruesome.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The resemblance between the girl and her mother--once his mother, whom he had as a boy adored--made the effect more gruesome.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Her way of receiving the news of her change of fortune disgusted Max, sickened him so utterly that he could not bear to think of her reigning in Jack Doran's house.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE LEGION It was all far worse even than Max had expected; and the next few days were a nightmare.
nightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE LEGION It was all far worse even than Max had expected; and the next few days were a nightmare.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her way of receiving the news of her change of fortune disgusted Max, sickened him so utterly that he could not bear to think of her reigning in Jack Doran's house.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Josephine Delatour was coarse minded and sly, inordinately vain, caring for nothing in life except the admiration of such men as she had met and mistaken for gentlemen.
novelnounUS /ˈnɑːvəl/
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading She was torn between pleasure in the prospect of being rich, and suspicious that there was a plot to kidnap her, like the heroine of a sensational novel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE LEGION It was all far worse even than Max had expected; and the next few days were a nightmare.
on one occasion
From this reading The resemblance between the girl and her mother--once his mother, whom he had as a boy adored--made the effect more gruesome.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading She was torn between pleasure in the prospect of being rich, and suspicious that there was a plot to kidnap her, like the heroine of a sensational novel.
plotnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading She was torn between pleasure in the prospect of being rich, and suspicious that there was a plot to kidnap her, like the heroine of a sensational novel.
the possibility of future success
From this reading She was torn between pleasure in the prospect of being rich, and suspicious that there was a plot to kidnap her, like the heroine of a sensational novel.
receivingverbUS /rəˈsiːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading Her way of receiving the news of her change of fortune disgusted Max, sickened him so utterly that he could not bear to think of her reigning in Jack Doran's house.
reigningadjectiveUS /ˈreɪnɪŋ/
exercising power or authority
From this reading Her way of receiving the news of her change of fortune disgusted Max, sickened him so utterly that he could not bear to think of her reigning in Jack Doran's house.
resemblancenounUS /rɪˈzembləns/
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading The resemblance between the girl and her mother--once his mother, whom he had as a boy adored--made the effect more gruesome.
possessing material wealth
From this reading She was torn between pleasure in the prospect of being rich, and suspicious that there was a plot to kidnap her, like the heroine of a sensational novel.
sensationaladjectiveUS /senˈseɪʃənəl/
causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion
From this reading She was torn between pleasure in the prospect of being rich, and suspicious that there was a plot to kidnap her, like the heroine of a sensational novel.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Josephine Delatour was coarse minded and sly, inordinately vain, caring for nothing in life except the admiration of such men as she had met and mistaken for gentlemen.
sickenedverbUS /ˈsɪkənd/
past form of “sicken” — cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
From this reading Her way of receiving the news of her change of fortune disgusted Max, sickened him so utterly that he could not bear to think of her reigning in Jack Doran's house.
slyadjectiveUS /slaɪ/
marked by skill in deception
From this reading Josephine Delatour was coarse minded and sly, inordinately vain, caring for nothing in life except the admiration of such men as she had met and mistaken for gentlemen.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her way of receiving the news of her change of fortune disgusted Max, sickened him so utterly that he could not bear to think of her reigning in Jack Doran's house.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Josephine Delatour was coarse minded and sly, inordinately vain, caring for nothing in life except the admiration of such men as she had met and mistaken for gentlemen.
suspiciousadjectiveUS /səˈspɪʃəs/
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading She was torn between pleasure in the prospect of being rich, and suspicious that there was a plot to kidnap her, like the heroine of a sensational novel.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE LEGION It was all far worse even than Max had expected; and the next few days were a nightmare.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her way of receiving the news of her change of fortune disgusted Max, sickened him so utterly that he could not bear to think of her reigning in Jack Doran's house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE LEGION It was all far worse even than Max had expected; and the next few days were a nightmare.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She was torn between pleasure in the prospect of being rich, and suspicious that there was a plot to kidnap her, like the heroine of a sensational novel.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Her way of receiving the news of her change of fortune disgusted Max, sickened him so utterly that he could not bear to think of her reigning in Jack Doran's house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her way of receiving the news of her change of fortune disgusted Max, sickened him so utterly that he could not bear to think of her reigning in Jack Doran's house.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading She was torn between pleasure in the prospect of being rich, and suspicious that there was a plot to kidnap her, like the heroine of a sensational novel.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Her way of receiving the news of her change of fortune disgusted Max, sickened him so utterly that he could not bear to think of her reigning in Jack Doran's house.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading Josephine Delatour was coarse minded and sly, inordinately vain, caring for nothing in life except the admiration of such men as she had met and mistaken for gentlemen.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE LEGION It was all far worse even than Max had expected; and the next few days were a nightmare.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE LEGION It was all far worse even than Max had expected; and the next few days were a nightmare.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Her way of receiving the news of her change of fortune disgusted Max, sickened him so utterly that he could not bear to think of her reigning in Jack Doran's house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE LEGION It was all far worse even than Max had expected; and the next few days were a nightmare.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The resemblance between the girl and her mother--once his mother, whom he had as a boy adored--made the effect more gruesome.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE LEGION It was all far worse even than Max had expected; and the next few days were a nightmare.
