(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 She had hurt her own mother, she had hurt them all.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Almost before her eyes were open the next morning, Audrey felt as though some big black weight lay upon her, as though something very dreadful had happened.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then gradually sleep cleared from her brain, and recollection came back.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Almost before her eyes were open the next morning, Audrey felt as though some big black weight lay upon her, as though something very dreadful had happened.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading She had shown them that she was ashamed of them--and why?
Audrey
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From this reading Almost before her eyes were open the next morning, Audrey felt as though some big black weight lay upon her, as though something very dreadful had happened.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And then gradually sleep cleared from her brain, and recollection came back.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been petty, mean, and everyone knew it, everyone must despise her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Almost before her eyes were open the next morning, Audrey felt as though some big black weight lay upon her, as though something very dreadful had happened.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Almost before her eyes were open the next morning, Audrey felt as though some big black weight lay upon her, as though something very dreadful had happened.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Almost before her eyes were open the next morning, Audrey felt as though some big black weight lay upon her, as though something very dreadful had happened.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading And then gradually sleep cleared from her brain, and recollection came back.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And then gradually sleep cleared from her brain, and recollection came back.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading And then gradually sleep cleared from her brain, and recollection came back.
despiseverbUS /dɪˈspaɪz/
look down on with disdain
From this reading She had been petty, mean, and everyone knew it, everyone must despise her.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Almost before her eyes were open the next morning, Audrey felt as though some big black weight lay upon her, as though something very dreadful had happened.
every person
From this reading She had been petty, mean, and everyone knew it, everyone must despise her.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Almost before her eyes were open the next morning, Audrey felt as though some big black weight lay upon her, as though something very dreadful had happened.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Almost before her eyes were open the next morning, Audrey felt as though some big black weight lay upon her, as though something very dreadful had happened.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And then gradually sleep cleared from her brain, and recollection came back.
in a gradual manner
From this reading And then gradually sleep cleared from her brain, and recollection came back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Almost before her eyes were open the next morning, Audrey felt as though some big black weight lay upon her, as though something very dreadful had happened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Almost before her eyes were open the next morning, Audrey felt as though some big black weight lay upon her, as though something very dreadful had happened.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Almost before her eyes were open the next morning, Audrey felt as though some big black weight lay upon her, as though something very dreadful had happened.
be the source of pain
From this reading She had hurt her own mother, she had hurt them all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had been petty, mean, and everyone knew it, everyone must despise her.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She had been petty, mean, and everyone knew it, everyone must despise her.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Almost before her eyes were open the next morning, Audrey felt as though some big black weight lay upon her, as though something very dreadful had happened.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading She had been petty, mean, and everyone knew it, everyone must despise her.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Almost before her eyes were open the next morning, Audrey felt as though some big black weight lay upon her, as though something very dreadful had happened.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She had hurt her own mother, she had hurt them all.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She had been petty, mean, and everyone knew it, everyone must despise her.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Almost before her eyes were open the next morning, Audrey felt as though some big black weight lay upon her, as though something very dreadful had happened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had shown them that she was ashamed of them--and why?
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Almost before her eyes were open the next morning, Audrey felt as though some big black weight lay upon her, as though something very dreadful had happened.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She had hurt her own mother, she had hurt them all.
pettyadjectiveUS /ˈpetiː/
inferior in rank or status
From this reading She had been petty, mean, and everyone knew it, everyone must despise her.
recollectionnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃən/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading And then gradually sleep cleared from her brain, and recollection came back.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been petty, mean, and everyone knew it, everyone must despise her.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She had shown them that she was ashamed of them--and why?
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading And then gradually sleep cleared from her brain, and recollection came back.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Almost before her eyes were open the next morning, Audrey felt as though some big black weight lay upon her, as though something very dreadful had happened.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Almost before her eyes were open the next morning, Audrey felt as though some big black weight lay upon her, as though something very dreadful had happened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had shown them that she was ashamed of them--and why?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Almost before her eyes were open the next morning, Audrey felt as though some big black weight lay upon her, as though something very dreadful had happened.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had hurt her own mother, she had hurt them all.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then gradually sleep cleared from her brain, and recollection came back.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Almost before her eyes were open the next morning, Audrey felt as though some big black weight lay upon her, as though something very dreadful had happened.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Almost before her eyes were open the next morning, Audrey felt as though some big black weight lay upon her, as though something very dreadful had happened.
precisely as stated
From this reading Almost before her eyes were open the next morning, Audrey felt as though some big black weight lay upon her, as though something very dreadful had happened.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had shown them that she was ashamed of them--and why?
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading Almost before her eyes were open the next morning, Audrey felt as though some big black weight lay upon her, as though something very dreadful had happened.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Almost before her eyes were open the next morning, Audrey felt as though some big black weight lay upon her, as though something very dreadful had happened.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading She had shown them that she was ashamed of them--and why?
