used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Miss Cartice Hill had been Mrs. Louis Doring six months,--a little portion of time, yet long enough to destroy all her illusions, and arouse her from her trance.
anew
From this reading The field that is grey shall be green again; But whether with grass or whether with grain, He knoweth who turns the furrow.”
(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 Miss Cartice Hill had been Mrs. Louis Doring six months,--a little portion of time, yet long enough to destroy all her illusions, and arouse her from her trance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “O shaven priest that pratest of souls, Knowest thou not that men are moles That blindly grope and burrow?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “O shaven priest that pratest of souls, Knowest thou not that men are moles That blindly grope and burrow?
arouseverbUS /ərˈaʊz/
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading Miss Cartice Hill had been Mrs. Louis Doring six months,--a little portion of time, yet long enough to destroy all her illusions, and arouse her from her trance.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The field that is grey shall be green again; But whether with grass or whether with grain, He knoweth who turns the furrow.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Miss Cartice Hill had been Mrs. Louis Doring six months,--a little portion of time, yet long enough to destroy all her illusions, and arouse her from her trance.
blindlyadverbUS /ˈblaɪndli/
without seeing or looking
From this reading “O shaven priest that pratest of souls, Knowest thou not that men are moles That blindly grope and burrow?
burrownounUS /ˈbɜːroʊ/
a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
From this reading “O shaven priest that pratest of souls, Knowest thou not that men are moles That blindly grope and burrow?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The field that is grey shall be green again; But whether with grass or whether with grain, He knoweth who turns the furrow.”
Cartice
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From this reading Miss Cartice Hill had been Mrs. Louis Doring six months,--a little portion of time, yet long enough to destroy all her illusions, and arouse her from her trance.
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading Miss Cartice Hill had been Mrs. Louis Doring six months,--a little portion of time, yet long enough to destroy all her illusions, and arouse her from her trance.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading The man she had idealized and loved for four years was a different person from him who was now her husband.
Doring
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From this reading Miss Cartice Hill had been Mrs. Louis Doring six months,--a little portion of time, yet long enough to destroy all her illusions, and arouse her from her trance.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading THE END OF THE DREAM.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF THE DREAM.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Miss Cartice Hill had been Mrs. Louis Doring six months,--a little portion of time, yet long enough to destroy all her illusions, and arouse her from her trance.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading The field that is grey shall be green again; But whether with grass or whether with grain, He knoweth who turns the furrow.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The man she had idealized and loved for four years was a different person from him who was now her husband.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The man she had idealized and loved for four years was a different person from him who was now her husband.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Miss Cartice Hill had been Mrs. Louis Doring six months,--a little portion of time, yet long enough to destroy all her illusions, and arouse her from her trance.
furrowverbUS /ˈfɜːroʊ/
hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
From this reading The field that is grey shall be green again; But whether with grass or whether with grain, He knoweth who turns the furrow.”
grainnounUS /ɡreɪn/
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading The field that is grey shall be green again; But whether with grass or whether with grain, He knoweth who turns the furrow.”
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The field that is grey shall be green again; But whether with grass or whether with grain, He knoweth who turns the furrow.”
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The field that is grey shall be green again; But whether with grass or whether with grain, He knoweth who turns the furrow.”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The field that is grey shall be green again; But whether with grass or whether with grain, He knoweth who turns the furrow.”
gropeverbUS /ɡroʊp/
feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading “O shaven priest that pratest of souls, Knowest thou not that men are moles That blindly grope and burrow?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Cartice Hill had been Mrs. Louis Doring six months,--a little portion of time, yet long enough to destroy all her illusions, and arouse her from her trance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The field that is grey shall be green again; But whether with grass or whether with grain, He knoweth who turns the furrow.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Cartice Hill had been Mrs. Louis Doring six months,--a little portion of time, yet long enough to destroy all her illusions, and arouse her from her trance.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Miss Cartice Hill had been Mrs. Louis Doring six months,--a little portion of time, yet long enough to destroy all her illusions, and arouse her from her trance.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man she had idealized and loved for four years was a different person from him who was now her husband.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading The man she had idealized and loved for four years was a different person from him who was now her husband.
idealizedadjectiveUS /aɪˈdiːəlaɪzd/
exalted to an ideal perfection or excellence
From this reading The man she had idealized and loved for four years was a different person from him who was now her husband.
illusionsnounUS /ˌɪˈluːʒənz/
plural of “illusion” — an erroneous mental representation
From this reading Miss Cartice Hill had been Mrs. Louis Doring six months,--a little portion of time, yet long enough to destroy all her illusions, and arouse her from her trance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The field that is grey shall be green again; But whether with grass or whether with grain, He knoweth who turns the furrow.”
Knowest
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From this reading “O shaven priest that pratest of souls, Knowest thou not that men are moles That blindly grope and burrow?
knoweth
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From this reading The field that is grey shall be green again; But whether with grass or whether with grain, He knoweth who turns the furrow.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Miss Cartice Hill had been Mrs. Louis Doring six months,--a little portion of time, yet long enough to destroy all her illusions, and arouse her from her trance.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Miss Cartice Hill had been Mrs. Louis Doring six months,--a little portion of time, yet long enough to destroy all her illusions, and arouse her from her trance.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading Miss Cartice Hill had been Mrs. Louis Doring six months,--a little portion of time, yet long enough to destroy all her illusions, and arouse her from her trance.
held dear
From this reading The man she had idealized and loved for four years was a different person from him who was now her husband.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man she had idealized and loved for four years was a different person from him who was now her husband.
the force of workers available
From this reading “O shaven priest that pratest of souls, Knowest thou not that men are moles That blindly grope and burrow?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Cartice Hill had been Mrs. Louis Doring six months,--a little portion of time, yet long enough to destroy all her illusions, and arouse her from her trance.
molesnounUS /moʊlz/
plural of “mole” — the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “O shaven priest that pratest of souls, Knowest thou not that men are moles That blindly grope and burrow?
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Miss Cartice Hill had been Mrs. Louis Doring six months,--a little portion of time, yet long enough to destroy all her illusions, and arouse her from her trance.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Miss Cartice Hill had been Mrs. Louis Doring six months,--a little portion of time, yet long enough to destroy all her illusions, and arouse her from her trance.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “O shaven priest that pratest of souls, Knowest thou not that men are moles That blindly grope and burrow?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The man she had idealized and loved for four years was a different person from him who was now her husband.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “O shaven priest that pratest of souls, Knowest thou not that men are moles That blindly grope and burrow?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE DREAM.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The field that is grey shall be green again; But whether with grass or whether with grain, He knoweth who turns the furrow.”
a human being
From this reading The man she had idealized and loved for four years was a different person from him who was now her husband.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Miss Cartice Hill had been Mrs. Louis Doring six months,--a little portion of time, yet long enough to destroy all her illusions, and arouse her from her trance.
pratest
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From this reading “O shaven priest that pratest of souls, Knowest thou not that men are moles That blindly grope and burrow?
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “O shaven priest that pratest of souls, Knowest thou not that men are moles That blindly grope and burrow?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The field that is grey shall be green again; But whether with grass or whether with grain, He knoweth who turns the furrow.”
shavenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪvən/
having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin
From this reading “O shaven priest that pratest of souls, Knowest thou not that men are moles That blindly grope and burrow?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man she had idealized and loved for four years was a different person from him who was now her husband.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Miss Cartice Hill had been Mrs. Louis Doring six months,--a little portion of time, yet long enough to destroy all her illusions, and arouse her from her trance.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “O shaven priest that pratest of souls, Knowest thou not that men are moles That blindly grope and burrow?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “O shaven priest that pratest of souls, Knowest thou not that men are moles That blindly grope and burrow?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE DREAM.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “O shaven priest that pratest of souls, Knowest thou not that men are moles That blindly grope and burrow?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Miss Cartice Hill had been Mrs. Louis Doring six months,--a little portion of time, yet long enough to destroy all her illusions, and arouse her from her trance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Cartice Hill had been Mrs. Louis Doring six months,--a little portion of time, yet long enough to destroy all her illusions, and arouse her from her trance.
trancenounUS /træns/
a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading Miss Cartice Hill had been Mrs. Louis Doring six months,--a little portion of time, yet long enough to destroy all her illusions, and arouse her from her trance.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading The field that is grey shall be green again; But whether with grass or whether with grain, He knoweth who turns the furrow.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man she had idealized and loved for four years was a different person from him who was now her husband.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The field that is grey shall be green again; But whether with grass or whether with grain, He knoweth who turns the furrow.”
which person or people
From this reading The field that is grey shall be green again; But whether with grass or whether with grain, He knoweth who turns the furrow.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The field that is grey shall be green again; But whether with grass or whether with grain, He knoweth who turns the furrow.”
a late time of life
From this reading The man she had idealized and loved for four years was a different person from him who was now her husband.
but in spite of that
From this reading Miss Cartice Hill had been Mrs. Louis Doring six months,--a little portion of time, yet long enough to destroy all her illusions, and arouse her from her trance.
