used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She stood before him, defiant and beautiful, like a tigress at bay, without defense or chance of escape.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She stood before him, defiant and beautiful, like a tigress at bay, without defense or chance of escape.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We cannot use the one as a decoration and dare not trust the other as a companion.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She stood before him, defiant and beautiful, like a tigress at bay, without defense or chance of escape.
Avondale
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From this reading WHEN Lord Avondale had gone, Captain Osborn turned mechanically toward his wife.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading She stood before him, defiant and beautiful, like a tigress at bay, without defense or chance of escape.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading She stood before him, defiant and beautiful, like a tigress at bay, without defense or chance of escape.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She stood before him, defiant and beautiful, like a tigress at bay, without defense or chance of escape.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading A pretty-faced woman whose purity is questioned is like a rose broken from its stem.
cannot
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From this reading We cannot use the one as a decoration and dare not trust the other as a companion.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading WHEN Lord Avondale had gone, Captain Osborn turned mechanically toward his wife.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading She stood before him, defiant and beautiful, like a tigress at bay, without defense or chance of escape.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading We cannot use the one as a decoration and dare not trust the other as a companion.”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading We cannot use the one as a decoration and dare not trust the other as a companion.”
decorationnounUS /ˌdekərˈeɪʃən/
something used to beautify
From this reading We cannot use the one as a decoration and dare not trust the other as a companion.”
defensenounUS /dɪˈfens/
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
From this reading She stood before him, defiant and beautiful, like a tigress at bay, without defense or chance of escape.
defiantadjectiveUS /dɪˈfaɪənt/
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
From this reading She stood before him, defiant and beautiful, like a tigress at bay, without defense or chance of escape.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading She stood before him, defiant and beautiful, like a tigress at bay, without defense or chance of escape.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A pretty-faced woman whose purity is questioned is like a rose broken from its stem.
destroyed or killed
From this reading WHEN Lord Avondale had gone, Captain Osborn turned mechanically toward his wife.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHEN Lord Avondale had gone, Captain Osborn turned mechanically toward his wife.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Lucy,” said he, in resolute and yet sorrowful tones, “my very soul revolts at you.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She stood before him, defiant and beautiful, like a tigress at bay, without defense or chance of escape.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEN Lord Avondale had gone, Captain Osborn turned mechanically toward his wife.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Lucy,” said he, in resolute and yet sorrowful tones, “my very soul revolts at you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A pretty-faced woman whose purity is questioned is like a rose broken from its stem.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A pretty-faced woman whose purity is questioned is like a rose broken from its stem.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She stood before him, defiant and beautiful, like a tigress at bay, without defense or chance of escape.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading WHEN Lord Avondale had gone, Captain Osborn turned mechanically toward his wife.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “Lucy,” said he, in resolute and yet sorrowful tones, “my very soul revolts at you.
mechanicallyadverbUS /məˈkænɪkli/
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading WHEN Lord Avondale had gone, Captain Osborn turned mechanically toward his wife.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Lucy,” said he, in resolute and yet sorrowful tones, “my very soul revolts at you.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We cannot use the one as a decoration and dare not trust the other as a companion.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She stood before him, defiant and beautiful, like a tigress at bay, without defense or chance of escape.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We cannot use the one as a decoration and dare not trust the other as a companion.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She stood before him, defiant and beautiful, like a tigress at bay, without defense or chance of escape.
Osborn
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From this reading WHEN Lord Avondale had gone, Captain Osborn turned mechanically toward his wife.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading We cannot use the one as a decoration and dare not trust the other as a companion.”
pretty-faced
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From this reading A pretty-faced woman whose purity is questioned is like a rose broken from its stem.
puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
From this reading A pretty-faced woman whose purity is questioned is like a rose broken from its stem.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading A pretty-faced woman whose purity is questioned is like a rose broken from its stem.
resoluteadjectiveUS /ˈrezəluːt/
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
From this reading “Lucy,” said he, in resolute and yet sorrowful tones, “my very soul revolts at you.
revoltsnounUS /riˈvoʊlts/
plural of “revolt” — organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
From this reading “Lucy,” said he, in resolute and yet sorrowful tones, “my very soul revolts at you.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading A pretty-faced woman whose purity is questioned is like a rose broken from its stem.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Lucy,” said he, in resolute and yet sorrowful tones, “my very soul revolts at you.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood before him, defiant and beautiful, like a tigress at bay, without defense or chance of escape.
sorrowfuladjectiveUS /ˈsɑːroʊfəl/
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
From this reading “Lucy,” said he, in resolute and yet sorrowful tones, “my very soul revolts at you.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “Lucy,” said he, in resolute and yet sorrowful tones, “my very soul revolts at you.
stemnounUS /stem/
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading A pretty-faced woman whose purity is questioned is like a rose broken from its stem.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She stood before him, defiant and beautiful, like a tigress at bay, without defense or chance of escape.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We cannot use the one as a decoration and dare not trust the other as a companion.”
tigressnoun
a female tiger
From this reading She stood before him, defiant and beautiful, like a tigress at bay, without defense or chance of escape.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Lucy,” said he, in resolute and yet sorrowful tones, “my very soul revolts at you.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading WHEN Lord Avondale had gone, Captain Osborn turned mechanically toward his wife.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading We cannot use the one as a decoration and dare not trust the other as a companion.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading WHEN Lord Avondale had gone, Captain Osborn turned mechanically toward his wife.
the act of using
From this reading We cannot use the one as a decoration and dare not trust the other as a companion.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “Lucy,” said he, in resolute and yet sorrowful tones, “my very soul revolts at you.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We cannot use the one as a decoration and dare not trust the other as a companion.”
at the time that
From this reading WHEN Lord Avondale had gone, Captain Osborn turned mechanically toward his wife.
belonging to which person
From this reading A pretty-faced woman whose purity is questioned is like a rose broken from its stem.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading WHEN Lord Avondale had gone, Captain Osborn turned mechanically toward his wife.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She stood before him, defiant and beautiful, like a tigress at bay, without defense or chance of escape.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A pretty-faced woman whose purity is questioned is like a rose broken from its stem.
but in spite of that
From this reading “Lucy,” said he, in resolute and yet sorrowful tones, “my very soul revolts at you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Lucy,” said he, in resolute and yet sorrowful tones, “my very soul revolts at you.
