used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Audrey had made a faint protest against Wyndham's realistic presentation of Flaxman Reed.
acquiescencenounUS /ˌækwiˈesəns/
acceptance without protest
From this reading She merely wanted to avoid a slavish acquiescence in Wyndham's view, to guard a characteristic intellectual attitude.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Audrey had made a faint protest against Wyndham's realistic presentation of Flaxman Reed.
aimsnounUS /eɪmz/
plural of “aim” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading In doing so she was not guided by any insight into the character of that divine, or by any sympathy with his aims.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Her thoughts had never travelled along that avenue of time down which Wyndham had tracked his pathetic figure to the thirteenth century.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading In doing so she was not guided by any insight into the character of that divine, or by any sympathy with his aims.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading She merely wanted to avoid a slavish acquiescence in Wyndham's view, to guard a characteristic intellectual attitude.
Audrey
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From this reading Audrey had made a faint protest against Wyndham's realistic presentation of Flaxman Reed.
a line of approach
From this reading Her thoughts had never travelled along that avenue of time down which Wyndham had tracked his pathetic figure to the thirteenth century.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading She merely wanted to avoid a slavish acquiescence in Wyndham's view, to guard a characteristic intellectual attitude.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In doing so she was not guided by any insight into the character of that divine, or by any sympathy with his aims.
a period of 100 years
From this reading Her thoughts had never travelled along that avenue of time down which Wyndham had tracked his pathetic figure to the thirteenth century.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading In doing so she was not guided by any insight into the character of that divine, or by any sympathy with his aims.
characteristicnounUS /ˌkerəktərˈɪstɪk/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading She merely wanted to avoid a slavish acquiescence in Wyndham's view, to guard a characteristic intellectual attitude.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Indeed she could not have understood him if she had tried.
emanating from God
From this reading In doing so she was not guided by any insight into the character of that divine, or by any sympathy with his aims.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading In doing so she was not guided by any insight into the character of that divine, or by any sympathy with his aims.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Her thoughts had never travelled along that avenue of time down which Wyndham had tracked his pathetic figure to the thirteenth century.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Audrey had made a faint protest against Wyndham's realistic presentation of Flaxman Reed.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Her thoughts had never travelled along that avenue of time down which Wyndham had tracked his pathetic figure to the thirteenth century.
Flaxman
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From this reading Audrey had made a faint protest against Wyndham's realistic presentation of Flaxman Reed.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading She merely wanted to avoid a slavish acquiescence in Wyndham's view, to guard a characteristic intellectual attitude.
guidedadjectiveUS /ˈɡaɪdəd/
subject to guidance or control especially after launching
From this reading In doing so she was not guided by any insight into the character of that divine, or by any sympathy with his aims.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Audrey had made a faint protest against Wyndham's realistic presentation of Flaxman Reed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Indeed she could not have understood him if she had tried.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her thoughts had never travelled along that avenue of time down which Wyndham had tracked his pathetic figure to the thirteenth century.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Indeed she could not have understood him if she had tried.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In doing so she was not guided by any insight into the character of that divine, or by any sympathy with his aims.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Indeed she could not have understood him if she had tried.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In doing so she was not guided by any insight into the character of that divine, or by any sympathy with his aims.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed she could not have understood him if she had tried.
insightnounUS /ˈɪnsaɪt/
clear or deep perception of a situation
From this reading In doing so she was not guided by any insight into the character of that divine, or by any sympathy with his aims.
intellectualadjectiveUS /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuːəl/
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
From this reading She merely wanted to avoid a slavish acquiescence in Wyndham's view, to guard a characteristic intellectual attitude.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In doing so she was not guided by any insight into the character of that divine, or by any sympathy with his aims.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Audrey had made a faint protest against Wyndham's realistic presentation of Flaxman Reed.
and nothing more
From this reading She merely wanted to avoid a slavish acquiescence in Wyndham's view, to guard a characteristic intellectual attitude.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Her thoughts had never travelled along that avenue of time down which Wyndham had tracked his pathetic figure to the thirteenth century.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In doing so she was not guided by any insight into the character of that divine, or by any sympathy with his aims.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Audrey had made a faint protest against Wyndham's realistic presentation of Flaxman Reed.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In doing so she was not guided by any insight into the character of that divine, or by any sympathy with his aims.
patheticadjectiveUS /pəˈθetɪk/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Her thoughts had never travelled along that avenue of time down which Wyndham had tracked his pathetic figure to the thirteenth century.
presentationnounUS /ˌprezənˈteɪʃən/
the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
From this reading Audrey had made a faint protest against Wyndham's realistic presentation of Flaxman Reed.
protestnounUS /ˈproʊtest/
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading Audrey had made a faint protest against Wyndham's realistic presentation of Flaxman Reed.
realisticadjectiveUS /ˌriːəˈlɪstɪk/
aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are
From this reading Audrey had made a faint protest against Wyndham's realistic presentation of Flaxman Reed.
ReednounUS /riːd/
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading Audrey had made a faint protest against Wyndham's realistic presentation of Flaxman Reed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In doing so she was not guided by any insight into the character of that divine, or by any sympathy with his aims.
slavishadjectiveUS /ˈsleɪvɪʃ/
blindly imitative
From this reading She merely wanted to avoid a slavish acquiescence in Wyndham's view, to guard a characteristic intellectual attitude.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In doing so she was not guided by any insight into the character of that divine, or by any sympathy with his aims.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading In doing so she was not guided by any insight into the character of that divine, or by any sympathy with his aims.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In doing so she was not guided by any insight into the character of that divine, or by any sympathy with his aims.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In doing so she was not guided by any insight into the character of that divine, or by any sympathy with his aims.
thirteenthadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːr.tiːnθ/
Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.
From this reading Her thoughts had never travelled along that avenue of time down which Wyndham had tracked his pathetic figure to the thirteenth century.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Her thoughts had never travelled along that avenue of time down which Wyndham had tracked his pathetic figure to the thirteenth century.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Her thoughts had never travelled along that avenue of time down which Wyndham had tracked his pathetic figure to the thirteenth century.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her thoughts had never travelled along that avenue of time down which Wyndham had tracked his pathetic figure to the thirteenth century.
trackedadjectiveUS /trækt/
having tracks
From this reading Her thoughts had never travelled along that avenue of time down which Wyndham had tracked his pathetic figure to the thirteenth century.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading Her thoughts had never travelled along that avenue of time down which Wyndham had tracked his pathetic figure to the thirteenth century.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Indeed she could not have understood him if she had tried.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Indeed she could not have understood him if she had tried.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading She merely wanted to avoid a slavish acquiescence in Wyndham's view, to guard a characteristic intellectual attitude.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She merely wanted to avoid a slavish acquiescence in Wyndham's view, to guard a characteristic intellectual attitude.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In doing so she was not guided by any insight into the character of that divine, or by any sympathy with his aims.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her thoughts had never travelled along that avenue of time down which Wyndham had tracked his pathetic figure to the thirteenth century.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In doing so she was not guided by any insight into the character of that divine, or by any sympathy with his aims.
Wyndham
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From this reading Her thoughts had never travelled along that avenue of time down which Wyndham had tracked his pathetic figure to the thirteenth century.
Wyndham's
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From this reading Audrey had made a faint protest against Wyndham's realistic presentation of Flaxman Reed.
