used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the brightness of the morning, overcome with fatigue, and also partly calmed by having confided her secret to another: even when it is painful, when it is indiscreet, it is always a relief.
in addition
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the brightness of the morning, overcome with fatigue, and also partly calmed by having confided her secret to another: even when it is painful, when it is indiscreet, it is always a relief.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the brightness of the morning, overcome with fatigue, and also partly calmed by having confided her secret to another: even when it is painful, when it is indiscreet, it is always a relief.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She woke suddenly with the sense that somebody was by her, and found Horace seated by her bed.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the brightness of the morning, overcome with fatigue, and also partly calmed by having confided her secret to another: even when it is painful, when it is indiscreet, it is always a relief.
in a state of sleep
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the brightness of the morning, overcome with fatigue, and also partly calmed by having confided her secret to another: even when it is painful, when it is indiscreet, it is always a relief.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She woke suddenly with that sense of some one looking at her which breaks the deepest sleep.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She woke suddenly with the sense that somebody was by her, and found Horace seated by her bed.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The bosom is no longer bursting with that which it is beyond its power to contain.
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading The bosom is no longer bursting with that which it is beyond its power to contain.
breaksnounUS /breɪks/
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading She woke suddenly with that sense of some one looking at her which breaks the deepest sleep.
brightnessnounUS /ˈbraɪtnəs/
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the brightness of the morning, overcome with fatigue, and also partly calmed by having confided her secret to another: even when it is painful, when it is indiscreet, it is always a relief.
burstingverbUS /ˈbɜːrstɪŋ/
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading The bosom is no longer bursting with that which it is beyond its power to contain.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She woke suddenly with the sense that somebody was by her, and found Horace seated by her bed.
calmedverbUS /kɑːmd/
past form of “calm” — make calm or still
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the brightness of the morning, overcome with fatigue, and also partly calmed by having confided her secret to another: even when it is painful, when it is indiscreet, it is always a relief.
confidedverbUS /kənˈfaɪdɪd/
past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the brightness of the morning, overcome with fatigue, and also partly calmed by having confided her secret to another: even when it is painful, when it is indiscreet, it is always a relief.
containverbUS /kənˈteɪn/
include or contain; have as a component
From this reading The bosom is no longer bursting with that which it is beyond its power to contain.
deepestadjectiveUS /ˈdiːpəst/
superlative of “deep” — relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading She woke suddenly with that sense of some one looking at her which breaks the deepest sleep.
divisible by two
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the brightness of the morning, overcome with fatigue, and also partly calmed by having confided her secret to another: even when it is painful, when it is indiscreet, it is always a relief.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the brightness of the morning, overcome with fatigue, and also partly calmed by having confided her secret to another: even when it is painful, when it is indiscreet, it is always a relief.
fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the brightness of the morning, overcome with fatigue, and also partly calmed by having confided her secret to another: even when it is painful, when it is indiscreet, it is always a relief.
set up or found
From this reading She woke suddenly with the sense that somebody was by her, and found Horace seated by her bed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the brightness of the morning, overcome with fatigue, and also partly calmed by having confided her secret to another: even when it is painful, when it is indiscreet, it is always a relief.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the brightness of the morning, overcome with fatigue, and also partly calmed by having confided her secret to another: even when it is painful, when it is indiscreet, it is always a relief.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She woke suddenly with the sense that somebody was by her, and found Horace seated by her bed.
HoracenounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading She woke suddenly with the sense that somebody was by her, and found Horace seated by her bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the brightness of the morning, overcome with fatigue, and also partly calmed by having confided her secret to another: even when it is painful, when it is indiscreet, it is always a relief.
indiscreetadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈskriːt/
lacking discretion; injudicious
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the brightness of the morning, overcome with fatigue, and also partly calmed by having confided her secret to another: even when it is painful, when it is indiscreet, it is always a relief.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the brightness of the morning, overcome with fatigue, and also partly calmed by having confided her secret to another: even when it is painful, when it is indiscreet, it is always a relief.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the brightness of the morning, overcome with fatigue, and also partly calmed by having confided her secret to another: even when it is painful, when it is indiscreet, it is always a relief.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The bosom is no longer bursting with that which it is beyond its power to contain.
for more time
From this reading The bosom is no longer bursting with that which it is beyond its power to contain.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She woke suddenly with that sense of some one looking at her which breaks the deepest sleep.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the brightness of the morning, overcome with fatigue, and also partly calmed by having confided her secret to another: even when it is painful, when it is indiscreet, it is always a relief.
not any; not one
From this reading The bosom is no longer bursting with that which it is beyond its power to contain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the brightness of the morning, overcome with fatigue, and also partly calmed by having confided her secret to another: even when it is painful, when it is indiscreet, it is always a relief.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She woke suddenly with that sense of some one looking at her which breaks the deepest sleep.
win a victory over
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the brightness of the morning, overcome with fatigue, and also partly calmed by having confided her secret to another: even when it is painful, when it is indiscreet, it is always a relief.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the brightness of the morning, overcome with fatigue, and also partly calmed by having confided her secret to another: even when it is painful, when it is indiscreet, it is always a relief.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the brightness of the morning, overcome with fatigue, and also partly calmed by having confided her secret to another: even when it is painful, when it is indiscreet, it is always a relief.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading The bosom is no longer bursting with that which it is beyond its power to contain.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the brightness of the morning, overcome with fatigue, and also partly calmed by having confided her secret to another: even when it is painful, when it is indiscreet, it is always a relief.
REVELATIONnounUS /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading THE REVELATION.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading She woke suddenly with the sense that somebody was by her, and found Horace seated by her bed.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the brightness of the morning, overcome with fatigue, and also partly calmed by having confided her secret to another: even when it is painful, when it is indiscreet, it is always a relief.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading She woke suddenly with the sense that somebody was by her, and found Horace seated by her bed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She woke suddenly with the sense that somebody was by her, and found Horace seated by her bed.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading She woke suddenly with that sense of some one looking at her which breaks the deepest sleep.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She woke suddenly with that sense of some one looking at her which breaks the deepest sleep.
a person, without saying who
From this reading She woke suddenly with the sense that somebody was by her, and found Horace seated by her bed.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading She woke suddenly with the sense that somebody was by her, and found Horace seated by her bed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She woke suddenly with the sense that somebody was by her, and found Horace seated by her bed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REVELATION.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the brightness of the morning, overcome with fatigue, and also partly calmed by having confided her secret to another: even when it is painful, when it is indiscreet, it is always a relief.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She woke suddenly with the sense that somebody was by her, and found Horace seated by her bed.
at the time that
From this reading She had fallen asleep in the brightness of the morning, overcome with fatigue, and also partly calmed by having confided her secret to another: even when it is painful, when it is indiscreet, it is always a relief.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The bosom is no longer bursting with that which it is beyond its power to contain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She woke suddenly with the sense that somebody was by her, and found Horace seated by her bed.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading She woke suddenly with the sense that somebody was by her, and found Horace seated by her bed.
