used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
absorbingly
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From this reading She fell awfully in love with him--absorbingly, overwhelmingly in love.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
awfullyadverbUS /ˈɑːfli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading She fell awfully in love with him--absorbingly, overwhelmingly in love.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading If you want to know what became of Ruth I'll tell you--I'll tell you right off.
boastedverbUS /ˈboʊstəd/
past form of “boast” — show off
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading She fell in love with Bob Jennings.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
circumspectionnounUS /ˌsɜːrkəmˈspekʃən/
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
compositionnounUS /ˌkɑːmpəˈzɪʃən/
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
coolnessnounUS /ˈkuːlnəs/
calm and unruffled self-assurance
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading She fell in love with Bob Jennings.
foreordainedadjective
established or prearranged unalterably
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
freshmennounUS /ˈfreʃmɪn/
plural of “freshman” — a first-year undergraduate
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Ruth, the lofty, the high, the pedestalled!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She fell awfully in love with him--absorbingly, overwhelmingly in love.
I'll
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From this reading If you want to know what became of Ruth I'll tell you--I'll tell you right off.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you want to know what became of Ruth I'll tell you--I'll tell you right off.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She fell in love with Bob Jennings.
instructornounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌktər/
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
Jennings
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From this reading She fell in love with Bob Jennings.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading If you want to know what became of Ruth I'll tell you--I'll tell you right off.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
loftyadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːfti/
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading Ruth, the lofty, the high, the pedestalled!
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading She fell in love with Bob Jennings.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If you want to know what became of Ruth I'll tell you--I'll tell you right off.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading If you want to know what became of Ruth I'll tell you--I'll tell you right off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
overwhelminglyadverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈwelmɪŋli/
incapable of being resisted
From this reading She fell awfully in love with him--absorbingly, overwhelmingly in love.
pedestalled
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From this reading Ruth, the lofty, the high, the pedestalled!
pridedverbUS /ˈpraɪdɪd/
past form of “pride” — be proud of
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
precisely, exactly
From this reading If you want to know what became of Ruth I'll tell you--I'll tell you right off.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading If you want to know what became of Ruth I'll tell you--I'll tell you right off.
salarynounUS /ˈsæləri/
something that remunerates
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She fell in love with Bob Jennings.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
sophomoresnounUS /ˈsɑːfmɔːrz/
plural of “sophomore” — a second-year undergraduate
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
express in words
From this reading If you want to know what became of Ruth I'll tell you--I'll tell you right off.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ruth, the lofty, the high, the pedestalled!
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you want to know what became of Ruth I'll tell you--I'll tell you right off.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading If you want to know what became of Ruth I'll tell you--I'll tell you right off.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If you want to know what became of Ruth I'll tell you--I'll tell you right off.
which person or people
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She fell in love with Bob Jennings.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you want to know what became of Ruth I'll tell you--I'll tell you right off.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Ruth who prided herself on her coolness and her circumspection, Ruth who boasted that fate had foreordained a brilliant marriage, lost her head over a young college instructor who taught English composition to freshmen and sophomores, at a salary something less than three thousand a year.
