used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He stared at the little golden thing; and his eyes blurred, and he brushed his knuckles across them, and stared again.
anew
From this reading He stared at the little golden thing; and his eyes blurred, and he brushed his knuckles across them, and stared again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
on or to one side
From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
bewilderedadjectiveUS /bɪˈwɪldərd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading She was breathless, wondering and bewildered.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
blurredadjectiveUS /blɜːrd/
indistinct or hazy in outline
From this reading He stared at the little golden thing; and his eyes blurred, and he brushed his knuckles across them, and stared again.
breathlessadjectiveUS /ˈbreθləs/
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading She was breathless, wondering and bewildered.
brushedadjectiveUS /brʌʃt/
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading He stared at the little golden thing; and his eyes blurred, and he brushed his knuckles across them, and stared again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
crimsoned
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From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He stared at the little golden thing; and his eyes blurred, and he brushed his knuckles across them, and stared again.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
fumbledverbUS /ˈfʌmbəld/
past form of “fumble” — feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
assemble or get together
From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
a long fixed look
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
in a gradual manner
From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
a young female
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading He stared at the little golden thing; and his eyes blurred, and he brushed his knuckles across them, and stared again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stared at the little golden thing; and his eyes blurred, and he brushed his knuckles across them, and stared again.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
iron-graynoun
the color of freshly broken cast iron
From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
knucklesnounUS /ˈnʌkəlz/
(used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
From this reading He stared at the little golden thing; and his eyes blurred, and he brushed his knuckles across them, and stared again.
limplyadverb
without rigidity
From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He stared at the little golden thing; and his eyes blurred, and he brushed his knuckles across them, and stared again.
locketnounUS /ˈlɑːkɪt/
a small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a lock of hair and is worn on a necklace
From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
mopverbUS /mɑːp/
to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
Pawlnoun
a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
cut with a saw
From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He stared at the little golden thing; and his eyes blurred, and he brushed his knuckles across them, and stared again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He stared at the little golden thing; and his eyes blurred, and he brushed his knuckles across them, and stared again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
a special situation
From this reading He stared at the little golden thing; and his eyes blurred, and he brushed his knuckles across them, and stared again.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was breathless, wondering and bewildered.
at the time that
From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
showing curiosity
From this reading She was breathless, wondering and bewildered.
wristsnounUS /rɪsts/
plural of “wrist” — a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
