used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All the morning he had been receiving a succession of small shocks, but some time after lunch he experienced an awful one.
accessnounUS /ˈækses/
the right to enter
From this reading He blushed furiously and fled, in a terrible access of shyness, to the Rectory, where he astonished Mrs. Fellowes by the heat of his countenance and his greedy consumption of tea.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE day after the wedding Dacre decided to depart in rather indecent haste.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All the morning he had been receiving a succession of small shocks, but some time after lunch he experienced an awful one.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading All the morning he had been receiving a succession of small shocks, but some time after lunch he experienced an awful one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading He blushed furiously and fled, in a terrible access of shyness, to the Rectory, where he astonished Mrs. Fellowes by the heat of his countenance and his greedy consumption of tea.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading All the morning he had been receiving a succession of small shocks, but some time after lunch he experienced an awful one.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All the morning he had been receiving a succession of small shocks, but some time after lunch he experienced an awful one.
blushedverbUS /blʌʃt/
past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading He blushed furiously and fled, in a terrible access of shyness, to the Rectory, where he astonished Mrs. Fellowes by the heat of his countenance and his greedy consumption of tea.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All the morning he had been receiving a succession of small shocks, but some time after lunch he experienced an awful one.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He blushed furiously and fled, in a terrible access of shyness, to the Rectory, where he astonished Mrs. Fellowes by the heat of his countenance and his greedy consumption of tea.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
consumptionnounUS /kənˈsʌmpʃən/
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
From this reading He blushed furiously and fled, in a terrible access of shyness, to the Rectory, where he astonished Mrs. Fellowes by the heat of his countenance and his greedy consumption of tea.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading He blushed furiously and fled, in a terrible access of shyness, to the Rectory, where he astonished Mrs. Fellowes by the heat of his countenance and his greedy consumption of tea.
Dacre
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From this reading THE day after the wedding Dacre decided to depart in rather indecent haste.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE day after the wedding Dacre decided to depart in rather indecent haste.
recognizable; marked
From this reading THE day after the wedding Dacre decided to depart in rather indecent haste.
departverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrt/
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading THE day after the wedding Dacre decided to depart in rather indecent haste.
driedadjectiveUS /draɪd/
not still wet
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
dumbadjectiveUS /dʌm/
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading All the morning he had been receiving a succession of small shocks, but some time after lunch he experienced an awful one.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
Fellowes
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From this reading He blushed furiously and fled, in a terrible access of shyness, to the Rectory, where he astonished Mrs. Fellowes by the heat of his countenance and his greedy consumption of tea.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading He blushed furiously and fled, in a terrible access of shyness, to the Rectory, where he astonished Mrs. Fellowes by the heat of his countenance and his greedy consumption of tea.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The situation was too much for him.
furiouslyadverbUS /ˈfjʊriəsli/
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading He blushed furiously and fled, in a terrible access of shyness, to the Rectory, where he astonished Mrs. Fellowes by the heat of his countenance and his greedy consumption of tea.
brought together in one place
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
greedyadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːdi/
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
From this reading He blushed furiously and fled, in a terrible access of shyness, to the Rectory, where he astonished Mrs. Fellowes by the heat of his countenance and his greedy consumption of tea.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the morning he had been receiving a succession of small shocks, but some time after lunch he experienced an awful one.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading THE day after the wedding Dacre decided to depart in rather indecent haste.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the morning he had been receiving a succession of small shocks, but some time after lunch he experienced an awful one.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading He blushed furiously and fled, in a terrible access of shyness, to the Rectory, where he astonished Mrs. Fellowes by the heat of his countenance and his greedy consumption of tea.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The situation was too much for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE day after the wedding Dacre decided to depart in rather indecent haste.
indecentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdiːsənt/
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
From this reading THE day after the wedding Dacre decided to depart in rather indecent haste.
take the midday meal
From this reading All the morning he had been receiving a succession of small shocks, but some time after lunch he experienced an awful one.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading All the morning he had been receiving a succession of small shocks, but some time after lunch he experienced an awful one.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading He blushed furiously and fled, in a terrible access of shyness, to the Rectory, where he astonished Mrs. Fellowes by the heat of his countenance and his greedy consumption of tea.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The situation was too much for him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the morning he had been receiving a succession of small shocks, but some time after lunch he experienced an awful one.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All the morning he had been receiving a succession of small shocks, but some time after lunch he experienced an awful one.
on the contrary
From this reading THE day after the wedding Dacre decided to depart in rather indecent haste.
receivingverbUS /rəˈsiːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading All the morning he had been receiving a succession of small shocks, but some time after lunch he experienced an awful one.
RectorynounUS /ˈrektəri/
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading He blushed furiously and fled, in a terrible access of shyness, to the Rectory, where he astonished Mrs. Fellowes by the heat of his countenance and his greedy consumption of tea.
rhinocerosnounUS /raɪˈnɑːsərəs/
massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
express in words
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
shocksnounUS /ʃɑːks/
plural of “shock” — the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading All the morning he had been receiving a succession of small shocks, but some time after lunch he experienced an awful one.
shynessnounUS /ˈʃaɪnəs/
a feeling of fear of embarrassment
From this reading He blushed furiously and fled, in a terrible access of shyness, to the Rectory, where he astonished Mrs. Fellowes by the heat of his countenance and his greedy consumption of tea.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading The situation was too much for him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading All the morning he had been receiving a succession of small shocks, but some time after lunch he experienced an awful one.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading All the morning he had been receiving a succession of small shocks, but some time after lunch he experienced an awful one.
successionnounUS /səkˈseʃən/
a following of one thing after another in time
From this reading All the morning he had been receiving a succession of small shocks, but some time after lunch he experienced an awful one.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
swornadjectiveUS /swɔːrn/
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading He blushed furiously and fled, in a terrible access of shyness, to the Rectory, where he astonished Mrs. Fellowes by the heat of his countenance and his greedy consumption of tea.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading He blushed furiously and fled, in a terrible access of shyness, to the Rectory, where he astonished Mrs. Fellowes by the heat of his countenance and his greedy consumption of tea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE day after the wedding Dacre decided to depart in rather indecent haste.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading All the morning he had been receiving a succession of small shocks, but some time after lunch he experienced an awful one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE day after the wedding Dacre decided to depart in rather indecent haste.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The situation was too much for him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
upsetverbUS /əpˈset/
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The situation was too much for him.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading THE day after the wedding Dacre decided to depart in rather indecent haste.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
in or at the place that
From this reading He blushed furiously and fled, in a terrible access of shyness, to the Rectory, where he astonished Mrs. Fellowes by the heat of his countenance and his greedy consumption of tea.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
yearningnounUS /ˈjɜːrnɪŋ/
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading He caught his mother’s eyes fixed on him with such a dumb yearning as would have upset a rhinoceros, not to say Dacre, and he could have sworn to two tears that gathered in them and were as suddenly dried up.
