used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
AdriannounUS /ˈeɪdriən/
Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138)
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading The look was one of agony.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jacob witnessed the parting between his master and mistress in the great hall of the old house.
any thing at all
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
from appearances alone
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Nance bade a voiceless good-bye to her husband, her soul seemed to look straight into his.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading As Nance bade a voiceless good-bye to her husband, her soul seemed to look straight into his.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Jacob witnessed the parting between his master and mistress in the great hall of the old house.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
distinctnessnoun
the quality of being sharp and clear
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading As Nance bade a voiceless good-bye to her husband, her soul seemed to look straight into his.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Jacob witnessed the parting between his master and mistress in the great hall of the old house.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Jacob witnessed the parting between his master and mistress in the great hall of the old house.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
HESTER
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From this reading HESTER.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jacob witnessed the parting between his master and mistress in the great hall of the old house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Jacob witnessed the parting between his master and mistress in the great hall of the old house.
how
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From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading As Nance bade a voiceless good-bye to her husband, her soul seemed to look straight into his.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jacob witnessed the parting between his master and mistress in the great hall of the old house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As Nance bade a voiceless good-bye to her husband, her soul seemed to look straight into his.
JacobnounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəb/
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading Jacob witnessed the parting between his master and mistress in the great hall of the old house.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Jacob witnessed the parting between his master and mistress in the great hall of the old house.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Jacob witnessed the parting between his master and mistress in the great hall of the old house.
NancenounUS /næns/
offensive term for a homosexual man
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
being perceived or observed
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
noticingverbUS /ˈnoʊtɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jacob witnessed the parting between his master and mistress in the great hall of the old house.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Jacob witnessed the parting between his master and mistress in the great hall of the old house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The look was one of agony.
pallornoun
unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
the act of departing politely
From this reading Jacob witnessed the parting between his master and mistress in the great hall of the old house.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
Rowton's
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From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
cut with a saw
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading As Nance bade a voiceless good-bye to her husband, her soul seemed to look straight into his.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading As Nance bade a voiceless good-bye to her husband, her soul seemed to look straight into his.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
successive (without a break)
From this reading As Nance bade a voiceless good-bye to her husband, her soul seemed to look straight into his.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jacob witnessed the parting between his master and mistress in the great hall of the old house.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Nance bade a voiceless good-bye to her husband, her soul seemed to look straight into his.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
having come into contact
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
voicelessadjectiveUS /ˈvɔɪsləs/
produced without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading As Nance bade a voiceless good-bye to her husband, her soul seemed to look straight into his.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The look was one of agony.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
witnessedverbUS /ˈwɪtnəst/
past form of “witness” — be a witness to
From this reading Jacob witnessed the parting between his master and mistress in the great hall of the old house.
but in spite of that
From this reading Without apparently noticing anything, he yet saw with vivid distinctness the queer grey pallor on Adrian Rowton’s face; he noticed how Nance bit her lips, how tightly her hands were locked together; he saw a look in her eyes which touched him in spite of himself.
