used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But as the day broke she had awakened from a long sleep, the most natural and refreshing she had known for weeks, and looked up into the pale anxious face of Trix with the faint shadow of a smile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night had passed, the morning had come, and she still lived.
eagerly desirous
From this reading But as the day broke she had awakened from a long sleep, the most natural and refreshing she had known for weeks, and looked up into the pale anxious face of Trix with the faint shadow of a smile.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You would hardly have thought so to look at her as she lay, deathly white, deathly still.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You would hardly have thought so to look at her as she lay, deathly white, deathly still.
aroused or activated
From this reading But as the day broke she had awakened from a long sleep, the most natural and refreshing she had known for weeks, and looked up into the pale anxious face of Trix with the faint shadow of a smile.
lacking funds
From this reading But as the day broke she had awakened from a long sleep, the most natural and refreshing she had known for weeks, and looked up into the pale anxious face of Trix with the faint shadow of a smile.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as the day broke she had awakened from a long sleep, the most natural and refreshing she had known for weeks, and looked up into the pale anxious face of Trix with the faint shadow of a smile.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The night had passed, the morning had come, and she still lived.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But as the day broke she had awakened from a long sleep, the most natural and refreshing she had known for weeks, and looked up into the pale anxious face of Trix with the faint shadow of a smile.
deathlyadjectiveUS /ˈdeθli/
having the physical appearance of death
From this reading You would hardly have thought so to look at her as she lay, deathly white, deathly still.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading But as the day broke she had awakened from a long sleep, the most natural and refreshing she had known for weeks, and looked up into the pale anxious face of Trix with the faint shadow of a smile.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading But as the day broke she had awakened from a long sleep, the most natural and refreshing she had known for weeks, and looked up into the pale anxious face of Trix with the faint shadow of a smile.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But as the day broke she had awakened from a long sleep, the most natural and refreshing she had known for weeks, and looked up into the pale anxious face of Trix with the faint shadow of a smile.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But as the day broke she had awakened from a long sleep, the most natural and refreshing she had known for weeks, and looked up into the pale anxious face of Trix with the faint shadow of a smile.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The night had passed, the morning had come, and she still lived.
only a very short time before
From this reading You would hardly have thought so to look at her as she lay, deathly white, deathly still.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You would hardly have thought so to look at her as she lay, deathly white, deathly still.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You would hardly have thought so to look at her as she lay, deathly white, deathly still.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading They might hope?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But as the day broke she had awakened from a long sleep, the most natural and refreshing she had known for weeks, and looked up into the pale anxious face of Trix with the faint shadow of a smile.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading But as the day broke she had awakened from a long sleep, the most natural and refreshing she had known for weeks, and looked up into the pale anxious face of Trix with the faint shadow of a smile.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading You would hardly have thought so to look at her as she lay, deathly white, deathly still.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The night had passed, the morning had come, and she still lived.
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 But as the day broke she had awakened from a long sleep, the most natural and refreshing she had known for weeks, and looked up into the pale anxious face of Trix with the faint shadow of a smile.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading You would hardly have thought so to look at her as she lay, deathly white, deathly still.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But as the day broke she had awakened from a long sleep, the most natural and refreshing she had known for weeks, and looked up into the pale anxious face of Trix with the faint shadow of a smile.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They might hope?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE MORNING.
used to form the superlative
From this reading But as the day broke she had awakened from a long sleep, the most natural and refreshing she had known for weeks, and looked up into the pale anxious face of Trix with the faint shadow of a smile.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading But as the day broke she had awakened from a long sleep, the most natural and refreshing she had known for weeks, and looked up into the pale anxious face of Trix with the faint shadow of a smile.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night had passed, the morning had come, and she still lived.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But as the day broke she had awakened from a long sleep, the most natural and refreshing she had known for weeks, and looked up into the pale anxious face of Trix with the faint shadow of a smile.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading But as the day broke she had awakened from a long sleep, the most natural and refreshing she had known for weeks, and looked up into the pale anxious face of Trix with the faint shadow of a smile.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The night had passed, the morning had come, and she still lived.
refreshingadjectiveUS /rɪˈfreʃɪŋ/
imparting vitality and energy
From this reading But as the day broke she had awakened from a long sleep, the most natural and refreshing she had known for weeks, and looked up into the pale anxious face of Trix with the faint shadow of a smile.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading But as the day broke she had awakened from a long sleep, the most natural and refreshing she had known for weeks, and looked up into the pale anxious face of Trix with the faint shadow of a smile.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The night had passed, the morning had come, and she still lived.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading But as the day broke she had awakened from a long sleep, the most natural and refreshing she had known for weeks, and looked up into the pale anxious face of Trix with the faint shadow of a smile.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading But as the day broke she had awakened from a long sleep, the most natural and refreshing she had known for weeks, and looked up into the pale anxious face of Trix with the faint shadow of a smile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You would hardly have thought so to look at her as she lay, deathly white, deathly still.
not in physical motion
From this reading The night had passed, the morning had come, and she still lived.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MORNING.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They might hope?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading You would hardly have thought so to look at her as she lay, deathly white, deathly still.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You would hardly have thought so to look at her as she lay, deathly white, deathly still.
Trix
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From this reading But as the day broke she had awakened from a long sleep, the most natural and refreshing she had known for weeks, and looked up into the pale anxious face of Trix with the faint shadow of a smile.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But as the day broke she had awakened from a long sleep, the most natural and refreshing she had known for weeks, and looked up into the pale anxious face of Trix with the faint shadow of a smile.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading But as the day broke she had awakened from a long sleep, the most natural and refreshing she had known for weeks, and looked up into the pale anxious face of Trix with the faint shadow of a smile.
a Caucasian
From this reading You would hardly have thought so to look at her as she lay, deathly white, deathly still.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But as the day broke she had awakened from a long sleep, the most natural and refreshing she had known for weeks, and looked up into the pale anxious face of Trix with the faint shadow of a smile.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You would hardly have thought so to look at her as she lay, deathly white, deathly still.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You would hardly have thought so to look at her as she lay, deathly white, deathly still.
