used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She could not protest,--what was there to protest against, or to appeal to?--but she could fly.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading She could not protest,--what was there to protest against, or to appeal to?--but she could fly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
have
From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading But now it became intolerable.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
confined by bonds
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not protest,--what was there to protest against, or to appeal to?--but she could fly.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
dullyadverb
without liveliness
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading She could not protest,--what was there to protest against, or to appeal to?--but she could fly.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
intolerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɑːlərəbəl/
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading But now it became intolerable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But now it became intolerable.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not protest,--what was there to protest against, or to appeal to?--but she could fly.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now it became intolerable.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She could not protest,--what was there to protest against, or to appeal to?--but she could fly.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
protestnounUS /ˈproʊtest/
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading She could not protest,--what was there to protest against, or to appeal to?--but she could fly.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
torpornounUS /ˈtɔːrpər/
a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
From this reading The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She could not protest,--what was there to protest against, or to appeal to?--but she could fly.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
