used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading There was only one conclusion to be arrived at from that.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
Barton
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From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was only one conclusion to be arrived at from that.
bitternessnounUS /ˈbɪtərnəs/
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading There was only one conclusion to be arrived at from that.
datedadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪtɪd/
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
divisible by two
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
forsookverbUS /fɔːrˈsʊk/
inflected form of “forsake” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was only one conclusion to be arrived at from that.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
Gerald
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From this reading She had stolen it--that she might secure Gerald.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had stolen it--that she might secure Gerald.
hatrednounUS /ˈheɪtrəd/
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
Hilda
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From this reading As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
Hilda's
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From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JUST IN TIME.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had stolen it--that she might secure Gerald.
and nothing more
From this reading JUST IN TIME.
conformity or harmony
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She had stolen it--that she might secure Gerald.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
Miriam's
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From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
a particular point in time
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was only one conclusion to be arrived at from that.
and nothing more
From this reading There was only one conclusion to be arrived at from that.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
rivalverbUS /ˈraɪvəl/
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
get by special effort
From this reading She had stolen it--that she might secure Gerald.
self-possessionnoun
the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had stolen it--that she might secure Gerald.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading She had stolen it--that she might secure Gerald.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was only one conclusion to be arrived at from that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was only one conclusion to be arrived at from that.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading JUST IN TIME.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was only one conclusion to be arrived at from that.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was only one conclusion to be arrived at from that.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
the words that are spoken
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
