used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She turns giddy, with the utter shock of the great surprise--she leans for a second heavily against the counter, and looks at him with eyes that cannot believe what they see.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She turns giddy, with the utter shock of the great surprise--she leans for a second heavily against the counter, and looks at him with eyes that cannot believe what they see.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The original of the pictured face that lies over her heart by night and day.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Charley--unchanged, calm, handsome, eminently self-possessed as ever, looking at her with grave gray eyes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Charley--unchanged, calm, handsome, eminently self-possessed as ever, looking at her with grave gray eyes.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading She turns giddy, with the utter shock of the great surprise--she leans for a second heavily against the counter, and looks at him with eyes that cannot believe what they see.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The original of the pictured face that lies over her heart by night and day.
make calm or still
From this reading Charley--unchanged, calm, handsome, eminently self-possessed as ever, looking at her with grave gray eyes.
cannot
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From this reading She turns giddy, with the utter shock of the great surprise--she leans for a second heavily against the counter, and looks at him with eyes that cannot believe what they see.
Charley
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From this reading Charley Stuart!
counternounUS /ˈkaʊntər/
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading She turns giddy, with the utter shock of the great surprise--she leans for a second heavily against the counter, and looks at him with eyes that cannot believe what they see.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The original of the pictured face that lies over her heart by night and day.
eminentlyadverbUS /ˈemənəntli/
in an eminent manner
From this reading Charley--unchanged, calm, handsome, eminently self-possessed as ever, looking at her with grave gray eyes.
at any time
From this reading Charley--unchanged, calm, handsome, eminently self-possessed as ever, looking at her with grave gray eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Charley--unchanged, calm, handsome, eminently self-possessed as ever, looking at her with grave gray eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The original of the pictured face that lies over her heart by night and day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She turns giddy, with the utter shock of the great surprise--she leans for a second heavily against the counter, and looks at him with eyes that cannot believe what they see.
FORGIVENverbUS /fərˈɡɪvən/
inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading FORGIVEN OR--FORGOTTEN?
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading FORGIVEN OR--FORGOTTEN?
giddyadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪdi/
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading She turns giddy, with the utter shock of the great surprise--she leans for a second heavily against the counter, and looks at him with eyes that cannot believe what they see.
death of a person
From this reading Charley--unchanged, calm, handsome, eminently self-possessed as ever, looking at her with grave gray eyes.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Charley--unchanged, calm, handsome, eminently self-possessed as ever, looking at her with grave gray eyes.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She turns giddy, with the utter shock of the great surprise--she leans for a second heavily against the counter, and looks at him with eyes that cannot believe what they see.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Charley--unchanged, calm, handsome, eminently self-possessed as ever, looking at her with grave gray eyes.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The original of the pictured face that lies over her heart by night and day.
to a considerable degree
From this reading She turns giddy, with the utter shock of the great surprise--she leans for a second heavily against the counter, and looks at him with eyes that cannot believe what they see.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The original of the pictured face that lies over her heart by night and day.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She turns giddy, with the utter shock of the great surprise--she leans for a second heavily against the counter, and looks at him with eyes that cannot believe what they see.
leansnounUS /liːnz/
plural of “lean” — the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
From this reading She turns giddy, with the utter shock of the great surprise--she leans for a second heavily against the counter, and looks at him with eyes that cannot believe what they see.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading The original of the pictured face that lies over her heart by night and day.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Charley--unchanged, calm, handsome, eminently self-possessed as ever, looking at her with grave gray eyes.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading She turns giddy, with the utter shock of the great surprise--she leans for a second heavily against the counter, and looks at him with eyes that cannot believe what they see.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The original of the pictured face that lies over her heart by night and day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The original of the pictured face that lies over her heart by night and day.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading FORGIVEN OR--FORGOTTEN?
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading The original of the pictured face that lies over her heart by night and day.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The original of the pictured face that lies over her heart by night and day.
picturedadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərd/
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading The original of the pictured face that lies over her heart by night and day.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading She turns giddy, with the utter shock of the great surprise--she leans for a second heavily against the counter, and looks at him with eyes that cannot believe what they see.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She turns giddy, with the utter shock of the great surprise--she leans for a second heavily against the counter, and looks at him with eyes that cannot believe what they see.
self-possessedadjective
in full control of your faculties
From this reading Charley--unchanged, calm, handsome, eminently self-possessed as ever, looking at her with grave gray eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turns giddy, with the utter shock of the great surprise--she leans for a second heavily against the counter, and looks at him with eyes that cannot believe what they see.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading She turns giddy, with the utter shock of the great surprise--she leans for a second heavily against the counter, and looks at him with eyes that cannot believe what they see.
StuartnounUS /ˈstuːərt/
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading Charley Stuart!
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading She turns giddy, with the utter shock of the great surprise--she leans for a second heavily against the counter, and looks at him with eyes that cannot believe what they see.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The original of the pictured face that lies over her heart by night and day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The original of the pictured face that lies over her heart by night and day.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turns giddy, with the utter shock of the great surprise--she leans for a second heavily against the counter, and looks at him with eyes that cannot believe what they see.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading She turns giddy, with the utter shock of the great surprise--she leans for a second heavily against the counter, and looks at him with eyes that cannot believe what they see.
unchangedadjectiveUS /ənˈtʃeɪndʒd/
not made or become different
From this reading Charley--unchanged, calm, handsome, eminently self-possessed as ever, looking at her with grave gray eyes.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading She turns giddy, with the utter shock of the great surprise--she leans for a second heavily against the counter, and looks at him with eyes that cannot believe what they see.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She turns giddy, with the utter shock of the great surprise--she leans for a second heavily against the counter, and looks at him with eyes that cannot believe what they see.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Charley--unchanged, calm, handsome, eminently self-possessed as ever, looking at her with grave gray eyes.
