used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
accusersnounUS /əˈkjuːzərz/
plural of “accuser” — someone who imputes guilt or blame
From this reading She felt herself in an atmosphere of suspicion; she was confronted by accusers; she was made to witness her handiwork; the sight and the sound of the shattered edifice menaced her eyes and ears.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading IDOL AND DEVOTEE After drinking his coffee quickly--with no word to anyone the while--Arthur had gone out of the room.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She felt herself in an atmosphere of suspicion; she was confronted by accusers; she was made to witness her handiwork; the sight and the sound of the shattered edifice menaced her eyes and ears.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IDOL AND DEVOTEE After drinking his coffee quickly--with no word to anyone the while--Arthur had gone out of the room.
any person at all
From this reading IDOL AND DEVOTEE After drinking his coffee quickly--with no word to anyone the while--Arthur had gone out of the room.
arm-chair
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From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading IDOL AND DEVOTEE After drinking his coffee quickly--with no word to anyone the while--Arthur had gone out of the room.
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading She felt herself in an atmosphere of suspicion; she was confronted by accusers; she was made to witness her handiwork; the sight and the sound of the shattered edifice menaced her eyes and ears.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading Just what she had planned to avoid, just what she hated, was happening or threatening to happen.
Bernadette
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From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She felt herself in an atmosphere of suspicion; she was confronted by accusers; she was made to witness her handiwork; the sight and the sound of the shattered edifice menaced her eyes and ears.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading IDOL AND DEVOTEE After drinking his coffee quickly--with no word to anyone the while--Arthur had gone out of the room.
confrontedverbUS /kənˈfrʌntəd/
past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading She felt herself in an atmosphere of suspicion; she was confronted by accusers; she was made to witness her handiwork; the sight and the sound of the shattered edifice menaced her eyes and ears.
DEVOTEEnounUS /ˌdevəˈtiː/
an ardent follower and admirer
From this reading IDOL AND DEVOTEE After drinking his coffee quickly--with no word to anyone the while--Arthur had gone out of the room.
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading IDOL AND DEVOTEE After drinking his coffee quickly--with no word to anyone the while--Arthur had gone out of the room.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading She felt herself in an atmosphere of suspicion; she was confronted by accusers; she was made to witness her handiwork; the sight and the sound of the shattered edifice menaced her eyes and ears.
edificenounUS /ˈedəfəs/
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading She felt herself in an atmosphere of suspicion; she was confronted by accusers; she was made to witness her handiwork; the sight and the sound of the shattered edifice menaced her eyes and ears.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She felt herself in an atmosphere of suspicion; she was confronted by accusers; she was made to witness her handiwork; the sight and the sound of the shattered edifice menaced her eyes and ears.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt herself in an atmosphere of suspicion; she was confronted by accusers; she was made to witness her handiwork; the sight and the sound of the shattered edifice menaced her eyes and ears.
fretfuladjectiveUS /ˈfretfəl/
nervous and unable to relax
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
frocknounUS /frɑːk/
a long, loose outer garment
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
destroyed or killed
From this reading IDOL AND DEVOTEE After drinking his coffee quickly--with no word to anyone the while--Arthur had gone out of the room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IDOL AND DEVOTEE After drinking his coffee quickly--with no word to anyone the while--Arthur had gone out of the room.
handiworknounUS /ˈhændiwɜːrk/
a work produced by hand labor
From this reading She felt herself in an atmosphere of suspicion; she was confronted by accusers; she was made to witness her handiwork; the sight and the sound of the shattered edifice menaced her eyes and ears.
come to pass
From this reading Just what she had planned to avoid, just what she hated, was happening or threatening to happen.
happeningnounUS /ˈhæpənɪŋ/
an event that happens
From this reading Just what she had planned to avoid, just what she hated, was happening or threatening to happen.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading Just what she had planned to avoid, just what she hated, was happening or threatening to happen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She felt herself in an atmosphere of suspicion; she was confronted by accusers; she was made to witness her handiwork; the sight and the sound of the shattered edifice menaced her eyes and ears.
high-backedadjective
having a high back
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IDOL AND DEVOTEE After drinking his coffee quickly--with no word to anyone the while--Arthur had gone out of the room.
IDOLnounUS /ˈaɪdəl/
a material effigy that is worshipped
From this reading IDOL AND DEVOTEE After drinking his coffee quickly--with no word to anyone the while--Arthur had gone out of the room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
and nothing more
From this reading Just what she had planned to avoid, just what she hated, was happening or threatening to happen.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She felt herself in an atmosphere of suspicion; she was confronted by accusers; she was made to witness her handiwork; the sight and the sound of the shattered edifice menaced her eyes and ears.
menacedverbUS /ˈmenəst/
past form of “menace” — pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading She felt herself in an atmosphere of suspicion; she was confronted by accusers; she was made to witness her handiwork; the sight and the sound of the shattered edifice menaced her eyes and ears.
moodynounUS /ˈmuːdi/
United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
From this reading Glancing at her over his paper, Oliver saw that she was moody.
not any; not one
From this reading IDOL AND DEVOTEE After drinking his coffee quickly--with no word to anyone the while--Arthur had gone out of the room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IDOL AND DEVOTEE After drinking his coffee quickly--with no word to anyone the while--Arthur had gone out of the room.
OlivernounUS /ˈɑːləvər/
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Just what she had planned to avoid, just what she hated, was happening or threatening to happen.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading IDOL AND DEVOTEE After drinking his coffee quickly--with no word to anyone the while--Arthur had gone out of the room.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Glancing at her over his paper, Oliver saw that she was moody.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
plannedadjectiveUS /plænd/
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading Just what she had planned to avoid, just what she hated, was happening or threatening to happen.
with speed
From this reading IDOL AND DEVOTEE After drinking his coffee quickly--with no word to anyone the while--Arthur had gone out of the room.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading IDOL AND DEVOTEE After drinking his coffee quickly--with no word to anyone the while--Arthur had gone out of the room.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
cut with a saw
From this reading Glancing at her over his paper, Oliver saw that she was moody.
shatteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃætərd/
ruined or disrupted
From this reading She felt herself in an atmosphere of suspicion; she was confronted by accusers; she was made to witness her handiwork; the sight and the sound of the shattered edifice menaced her eyes and ears.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just what she had planned to avoid, just what she hated, was happening or threatening to happen.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading She felt herself in an atmosphere of suspicion; she was confronted by accusers; she was made to witness her handiwork; the sight and the sound of the shattered edifice menaced her eyes and ears.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading She felt herself in an atmosphere of suspicion; she was confronted by accusers; she was made to witness her handiwork; the sight and the sound of the shattered edifice menaced her eyes and ears.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading She felt herself in an atmosphere of suspicion; she was confronted by accusers; she was made to witness her handiwork; the sight and the sound of the shattered edifice menaced her eyes and ears.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Glancing at her over his paper, Oliver saw that she was moody.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IDOL AND DEVOTEE After drinking his coffee quickly--with no word to anyone the while--Arthur had gone out of the room.
threateningadjectiveUS /ˈθretənɪŋ/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading Just what she had planned to avoid, just what she hated, was happening or threatening to happen.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IDOL AND DEVOTEE After drinking his coffee quickly--with no word to anyone the while--Arthur had gone out of the room.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
precisely as stated
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
weeklynounUS /ˈwiːkli/
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Just what she had planned to avoid, just what she hated, was happening or threatening to happen.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading IDOL AND DEVOTEE After drinking his coffee quickly--with no word to anyone the while--Arthur had gone out of the room.
a Caucasian
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IDOL AND DEVOTEE After drinking his coffee quickly--with no word to anyone the while--Arthur had gone out of the room.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading She felt herself in an atmosphere of suspicion; she was confronted by accusers; she was made to witness her handiwork; the sight and the sound of the shattered edifice menaced her eyes and ears.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading IDOL AND DEVOTEE After drinking his coffee quickly--with no word to anyone the while--Arthur had gone out of the room.
Wyse
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From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Judith took up her book, Oliver Wyse was glancing at the City article in a weekly paper, Bernadette sat quiet in her high-backed arm-chair, looking very slight and young in her white evening frock, but wearing a tired and fretful expression.
