a cherished desire
From this reading Not only would it give her fame, satisfy her ambition, stimulated by the success of “Jack,” but it would satisfy certain cravings of her soul.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Clytie could make no progress with her picture, and at last she laid it aside in despair.
articulateverbUS /ɑːrˈtɪkjəleɪt/
provide with a joint
From this reading And yet she was conscious that only when these cravings found articulate utterance could the haunting shadows be fixed.
on or to one side
From this reading Clytie could make no progress with her picture, and at last she laid it aside in despair.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Clytie could make no progress with her picture, and at last she laid it aside in despair.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading The atmosphere of Durdleham was uninspiring.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And yet she was conscious that only when these cravings found articulate utterance could the haunting shadows be fixed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not only would it give her fame, satisfy her ambition, stimulated by the success of “Jack,” but it would satisfy certain cravings of her soul.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Not only would it give her fame, satisfy her ambition, stimulated by the success of “Jack,” but it would satisfy certain cravings of her soul.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Not only would it give her fame, satisfy her ambition, stimulated by the success of “Jack,” but it would satisfy certain cravings of her soul.
Clytie
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From this reading Clytie could make no progress with her picture, and at last she laid it aside in despair.
intentionally conceived
From this reading And yet she was conscious that only when these cravings found articulate utterance could the haunting shadows be fixed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Clytie could make no progress with her picture, and at last she laid it aside in despair.
cravingsnounUS /ˈkreɪvɪŋz/
plural of “craving” — an intense desire for some particular thing
From this reading Not only would it give her fame, satisfy her ambition, stimulated by the success of “Jack,” but it would satisfy certain cravings of her soul.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Clytie could make no progress with her picture, and at last she laid it aside in despair.
Durdleham
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From this reading The atmosphere of Durdleham was uninspiring.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading Not only would it give her fame, satisfy her ambition, stimulated by the success of “Jack,” but it would satisfy certain cravings of her soul.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading And yet she was conscious that only when these cravings found articulate utterance could the haunting shadows be fixed.
set up or found
From this reading And yet she was conscious that only when these cravings found articulate utterance could the haunting shadows be fixed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had set her heart upon painting it, and the thoughts of it worried her, prevented her from sleeping.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Not only would it give her fame, satisfy her ambition, stimulated by the success of “Jack,” but it would satisfy certain cravings of her soul.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had set her heart upon painting it, and the thoughts of it worried her, prevented her from sleeping.
hauntingadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪŋ/
continually recurring to the mind
From this reading And yet she was conscious that only when these cravings found articulate utterance could the haunting shadows be fixed.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She had set her heart upon painting it, and the thoughts of it worried her, prevented her from sleeping.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Clytie could make no progress with her picture, and at last she laid it aside in despair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Clytie could make no progress with her picture, and at last she laid it aside in despair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Clytie could make no progress with her picture, and at last she laid it aside in despair.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Not only would it give her fame, satisfy her ambition, stimulated by the success of “Jack,” but it would satisfy certain cravings of her soul.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Clytie could make no progress with her picture, and at last she laid it aside in despair.
immediately past
From this reading Clytie could make no progress with her picture, and at last she laid it aside in despair.
engage in
From this reading Clytie could make no progress with her picture, and at last she laid it aside in despair.
not any; not one
From this reading Clytie could make no progress with her picture, and at last she laid it aside in despair.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not only would it give her fame, satisfy her ambition, stimulated by the success of “Jack,” but it would satisfy certain cravings of her soul.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The atmosphere of Durdleham was uninspiring.
and nothing more
From this reading Not only would it give her fame, satisfy her ambition, stimulated by the success of “Jack,” but it would satisfy certain cravings of her soul.
paintingnounUS /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading She had set her heart upon painting it, and the thoughts of it worried her, prevented her from sleeping.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Clytie could make no progress with her picture, and at last she laid it aside in despair.
preventedverbUS /prɪˈventɪd/
past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading She had set her heart upon painting it, and the thoughts of it worried her, prevented her from sleeping.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading Clytie could make no progress with her picture, and at last she laid it aside in despair.
satisfyverbUS /ˈsætəsfaɪ/
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading Not only would it give her fame, satisfy her ambition, stimulated by the success of “Jack,” but it would satisfy certain cravings of her soul.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She had set her heart upon painting it, and the thoughts of it worried her, prevented her from sleeping.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading And yet she was conscious that only when these cravings found articulate utterance could the haunting shadows be fixed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Clytie could make no progress with her picture, and at last she laid it aside in despair.
the state of being asleep
From this reading She had set her heart upon painting it, and the thoughts of it worried her, prevented her from sleeping.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Not only would it give her fame, satisfy her ambition, stimulated by the success of “Jack,” but it would satisfy certain cravings of her soul.
stimulatedadjectiveUS /ˈstɪmjəleɪtɪd/
emotionally aroused
From this reading Not only would it give her fame, satisfy her ambition, stimulated by the success of “Jack,” but it would satisfy certain cravings of her soul.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading Not only would it give her fame, satisfy her ambition, stimulated by the success of “Jack,” but it would satisfy certain cravings of her soul.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And yet she was conscious that only when these cravings found articulate utterance could the haunting shadows be fixed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The atmosphere of Durdleham was uninspiring.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And yet she was conscious that only when these cravings found articulate utterance could the haunting shadows be fixed.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She had set her heart upon painting it, and the thoughts of it worried her, prevented her from sleeping.
uninspiringadjectiveUS /ənɪnˈspaɪrɪŋ/
depressing to the spirit
From this reading The atmosphere of Durdleham was uninspiring.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She had set her heart upon painting it, and the thoughts of it worried her, prevented her from sleeping.
utterancenounUS /ˈʌtərəns/
the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
From this reading And yet she was conscious that only when these cravings found articulate utterance could the haunting shadows be fixed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The atmosphere of Durdleham was uninspiring.
at the time that
From this reading And yet she was conscious that only when these cravings found articulate utterance could the haunting shadows be fixed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Clytie could make no progress with her picture, and at last she laid it aside in despair.
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading She had set her heart upon painting it, and the thoughts of it worried her, prevented her from sleeping.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Not only would it give her fame, satisfy her ambition, stimulated by the success of “Jack,” but it would satisfy certain cravings of her soul.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet she was conscious that only when these cravings found articulate utterance could the haunting shadows be fixed.
