used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NEW EXPERIMENT Stella Wildmere would not leave the seclusion of her room.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She had passed almost a sleepless night, and since had shut herself up in her room, looking at the past with a fixed stare and rigid face, over which at times would pass a crimson hue of shame.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the hours passed the more overwhelming grew her disappointment and humiliation, and her chief impulse now was to get away from a place that had grown hateful to her.
Arnault
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From this reading Mrs. Wildmere went down to dinner with her husband, and then learned that Mr. Arnault had breakfasted with him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the hours passed the more overwhelming grew her disappointment and humiliation, and her chief impulse now was to get away from a place that had grown hateful to her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had passed almost a sleepless night, and since had shut herself up in her room, looking at the past with a fixed stare and rigid face, over which at times would pass a crimson hue of shame.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As the hours passed the more overwhelming grew her disappointment and humiliation, and her chief impulse now was to get away from a place that had grown hateful to her.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading She had bitterly reproached her father as the cause of her desolation, but thus far he had made no reply whatever.
breakfasted
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From this reading Mrs. Wildmere went down to dinner with her husband, and then learned that Mr. Arnault had breakfasted with him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had bitterly reproached her father as the cause of her desolation, but thus far he had made no reply whatever.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading She had bitterly reproached her father as the cause of her desolation, but thus far he had made no reply whatever.
a person who is in charge
From this reading As the hours passed the more overwhelming grew her disappointment and humiliation, and her chief impulse now was to get away from a place that had grown hateful to her.
crimsonadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmzən/
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading She had passed almost a sleepless night, and since had shut herself up in her room, looking at the past with a fixed stare and rigid face, over which at times would pass a crimson hue of shame.
desolationnounUS /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading She had bitterly reproached her father as the cause of her desolation, but thus far he had made no reply whatever.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Mrs. Wildmere went down to dinner with her husband, and then learned that Mr. Arnault had breakfasted with him.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading As the hours passed the more overwhelming grew her disappointment and humiliation, and her chief impulse now was to get away from a place that had grown hateful to her.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Mrs. Wildmere went down to dinner with her husband, and then learned that Mr. Arnault had breakfasted with him.
EXPERIMENTnounUS /ɪkˈsperəmənt/
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading A NEW EXPERIMENT Stella Wildmere would not leave the seclusion of her room.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She had passed almost a sleepless night, and since had shut herself up in her room, looking at the past with a fixed stare and rigid face, over which at times would pass a crimson hue of shame.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading She had bitterly reproached her father as the cause of her desolation, but thus far he had made no reply whatever.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She had bitterly reproached her father as the cause of her desolation, but thus far he had made no reply whatever.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading She had passed almost a sleepless night, and since had shut herself up in her room, looking at the past with a fixed stare and rigid face, over which at times would pass a crimson hue of shame.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As the hours passed the more overwhelming grew her disappointment and humiliation, and her chief impulse now was to get away from a place that had grown hateful to her.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading As the hours passed the more overwhelming grew her disappointment and humiliation, and her chief impulse now was to get away from a place that had grown hateful to her.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading As the hours passed the more overwhelming grew her disappointment and humiliation, and her chief impulse now was to get away from a place that had grown hateful to her.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading As the hours passed the more overwhelming grew her disappointment and humiliation, and her chief impulse now was to get away from a place that had grown hateful to her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As the hours passed the more overwhelming grew her disappointment and humiliation, and her chief impulse now was to get away from a place that had grown hateful to her.
hatefuladjectiveUS /ˈheɪtfəl/
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading As the hours passed the more overwhelming grew her disappointment and humiliation, and her chief impulse now was to get away from a place that had grown hateful to her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had bitterly reproached her father as the cause of her desolation, but thus far he had made no reply whatever.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A NEW EXPERIMENT Stella Wildmere would not leave the seclusion of her room.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had passed almost a sleepless night, and since had shut herself up in her room, looking at the past with a fixed stare and rigid face, over which at times would pass a crimson hue of shame.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Wildmere went down to dinner with her husband, and then learned that Mr. Arnault had breakfasted with him.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading As the hours passed the more overwhelming grew her disappointment and humiliation, and her chief impulse now was to get away from a place that had grown hateful to her.
huenounUS /hjuː/
the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
From this reading She had passed almost a sleepless night, and since had shut herself up in her room, looking at the past with a fixed stare and rigid face, over which at times would pass a crimson hue of shame.
humiliationnounUS /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/
state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
From this reading As the hours passed the more overwhelming grew her disappointment and humiliation, and her chief impulse now was to get away from a place that had grown hateful to her.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Mrs. Wildmere went down to dinner with her husband, and then learned that Mr. Arnault had breakfasted with him.
an instinctive motive
From this reading As the hours passed the more overwhelming grew her disappointment and humiliation, and her chief impulse now was to get away from a place that had grown hateful to her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had passed almost a sleepless night, and since had shut herself up in her room, looking at the past with a fixed stare and rigid face, over which at times would pass a crimson hue of shame.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading Mrs. Wildmere went down to dinner with her husband, and then learned that Mr. Arnault had breakfasted with him.
go away from a place
From this reading A NEW EXPERIMENT Stella Wildmere would not leave the seclusion of her room.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She had passed almost a sleepless night, and since had shut herself up in her room, looking at the past with a fixed stare and rigid face, over which at times would pass a crimson hue of shame.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She had bitterly reproached her father as the cause of her desolation, but thus far he had made no reply whatever.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading As the hours passed the more overwhelming grew her disappointment and humiliation, and her chief impulse now was to get away from a place that had grown hateful to her.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mrs. Wildmere went down to dinner with her husband, and then learned that Mr. Arnault had breakfasted with him.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Wildmere went down to dinner with her husband, and then learned that Mr. Arnault had breakfasted with him.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW EXPERIMENT Stella Wildmere would not leave the seclusion of her room.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She had passed almost a sleepless night, and since had shut herself up in her room, looking at the past with a fixed stare and rigid face, over which at times would pass a crimson hue of shame.
not any; not one
From this reading She had bitterly reproached her father as the cause of her desolation, but thus far he had made no reply whatever.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A NEW EXPERIMENT Stella Wildmere would not leave the seclusion of her room.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading As the hours passed the more overwhelming grew her disappointment and humiliation, and her chief impulse now was to get away from a place that had grown hateful to her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NEW EXPERIMENT Stella Wildmere would not leave the seclusion of her room.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had passed almost a sleepless night, and since had shut herself up in her room, looking at the past with a fixed stare and rigid face, over which at times would pass a crimson hue of shame.
overwhelmingadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈwelmɪŋ/
so strong as to be irresistible
From this reading As the hours passed the more overwhelming grew her disappointment and humiliation, and her chief impulse now was to get away from a place that had grown hateful to her.
go across or through
From this reading She had passed almost a sleepless night, and since had shut herself up in her room, looking at the past with a fixed stare and rigid face, over which at times would pass a crimson hue of shame.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading As the hours passed the more overwhelming grew her disappointment and humiliation, and her chief impulse now was to get away from a place that had grown hateful to her.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading She had passed almost a sleepless night, and since had shut herself up in her room, looking at the past with a fixed stare and rigid face, over which at times would pass a crimson hue of shame.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading As the hours passed the more overwhelming grew her disappointment and humiliation, and her chief impulse now was to get away from a place that had grown hateful to her.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading She had bitterly reproached her father as the cause of her desolation, but thus far he had made no reply whatever.
reproached
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From this reading She had bitterly reproached her father as the cause of her desolation, but thus far he had made no reply whatever.
rigidadjectiveUS /ˈrɪdʒəd/
incapable of or resistant to bending
From this reading She had passed almost a sleepless night, and since had shut herself up in her room, looking at the past with a fixed stare and rigid face, over which at times would pass a crimson hue of shame.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A NEW EXPERIMENT Stella Wildmere would not leave the seclusion of her room.
seclusionnounUS /sɪˈkluːʒən/
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading A NEW EXPERIMENT Stella Wildmere would not leave the seclusion of her room.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading She had passed almost a sleepless night, and since had shut herself up in her room, looking at the past with a fixed stare and rigid face, over which at times would pass a crimson hue of shame.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had bitterly reproached her father as the cause of her desolation, but thus far he had made no reply whatever.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading She had passed almost a sleepless night, and since had shut herself up in her room, looking at the past with a fixed stare and rigid face, over which at times would pass a crimson hue of shame.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She had passed almost a sleepless night, and since had shut herself up in her room, looking at the past with a fixed stare and rigid face, over which at times would pass a crimson hue of shame.
sleeplessadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpləs/
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading She had passed almost a sleepless night, and since had shut herself up in her room, looking at the past with a fixed stare and rigid face, over which at times would pass a crimson hue of shame.
stareverbUS /ster/
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She had passed almost a sleepless night, and since had shut herself up in her room, looking at the past with a fixed stare and rigid face, over which at times would pass a crimson hue of shame.
StellanounUS /ˈstelə/
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading A NEW EXPERIMENT Stella Wildmere would not leave the seclusion of her room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As the hours passed the more overwhelming grew her disappointment and humiliation, and her chief impulse now was to get away from a place that had grown hateful to her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NEW EXPERIMENT Stella Wildmere would not leave the seclusion of her room.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Mrs. Wildmere went down to dinner with her husband, and then learned that Mr. Arnault had breakfasted with him.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading She had bitterly reproached her father as the cause of her desolation, but thus far he had made no reply whatever.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading She had passed almost a sleepless night, and since had shut herself up in her room, looking at the past with a fixed stare and rigid face, over which at times would pass a crimson hue of shame.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the hours passed the more overwhelming grew her disappointment and humiliation, and her chief impulse now was to get away from a place that had grown hateful to her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She had passed almost a sleepless night, and since had shut herself up in her room, looking at the past with a fixed stare and rigid face, over which at times would pass a crimson hue of shame.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the hours passed the more overwhelming grew her disappointment and humiliation, and her chief impulse now was to get away from a place that had grown hateful to her.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mrs. Wildmere went down to dinner with her husband, and then learned that Mr. Arnault had breakfasted with him.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading She had bitterly reproached her father as the cause of her desolation, but thus far he had made no reply whatever.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had passed almost a sleepless night, and since had shut herself up in her room, looking at the past with a fixed stare and rigid face, over which at times would pass a crimson hue of shame.
Wildmere
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From this reading A NEW EXPERIMENT Stella Wildmere would not leave the seclusion of her room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had passed almost a sleepless night, and since had shut herself up in her room, looking at the past with a fixed stare and rigid face, over which at times would pass a crimson hue of shame.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A NEW EXPERIMENT Stella Wildmere would not leave the seclusion of her room.
