used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I BELONG TO WILFRID, NOT TO YOU” There was a spell of terrible silence, followed by an impulsive cry from the Czar.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading More dead than alive the Czarina leaned against the side of the alcove, her eyes set with a dreadful stare upon the face of the man whom she could not think of as her husband.
alcovenounUS /ˈælkoʊv/
a small recess opening off a larger room
From this reading More dead than alive the Czarina leaned against the side of the alcove, her eyes set with a dreadful stare upon the face of the man whom she could not think of as her husband.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading More dead than alive the Czarina leaned against the side of the alcove, her eyes set with a dreadful stare upon the face of the man whom she could not think of as her husband.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I BELONG TO WILFRID, NOT TO YOU” There was a spell of terrible silence, followed by an impulsive cry from the Czar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet he had the right to take her from Wilfrid and do with her as he listed; and as her dazed mind realised this there broke from her bloodless lips a shivering mournful cry, like water reeds when thrilled by the evening breeze.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading More dead than alive the Czarina leaned against the side of the alcove, her eyes set with a dreadful stare upon the face of the man whom she could not think of as her husband.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “I BELONG TO WILFRID, NOT TO YOU” There was a spell of terrible silence, followed by an impulsive cry from the Czar.
bloodlessadjectiveUS /ˈblʌdləs/
destitute of blood or apparently so
From this reading And yet he had the right to take her from Wilfrid and do with her as he listed; and as her dazed mind realised this there broke from her bloodless lips a shivering mournful cry, like water reeds when thrilled by the evening breeze.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading And yet he had the right to take her from Wilfrid and do with her as he listed; and as her dazed mind realised this there broke from her bloodless lips a shivering mournful cry, like water reeds when thrilled by the evening breeze.
lacking funds
From this reading And yet he had the right to take her from Wilfrid and do with her as he listed; and as her dazed mind realised this there broke from her bloodless lips a shivering mournful cry, like water reeds when thrilled by the evening breeze.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I BELONG TO WILFRID, NOT TO YOU” There was a spell of terrible silence, followed by an impulsive cry from the Czar.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading More dead than alive the Czarina leaned against the side of the alcove, her eyes set with a dreadful stare upon the face of the man whom she could not think of as her husband.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “I BELONG TO WILFRID, NOT TO YOU” There was a spell of terrible silence, followed by an impulsive cry from the Czar.
CzarnounUS /zɑːr/
a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
From this reading “I BELONG TO WILFRID, NOT TO YOU” There was a spell of terrible silence, followed by an impulsive cry from the Czar.
Czarinanoun
the wife or widow of a czar
From this reading More dead than alive the Czarina leaned against the side of the alcove, her eyes set with a dreadful stare upon the face of the man whom she could not think of as her husband.
dazedadjectiveUS /deɪzd/
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading And yet he had the right to take her from Wilfrid and do with her as he listed; and as her dazed mind realised this there broke from her bloodless lips a shivering mournful cry, like water reeds when thrilled by the evening breeze.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading More dead than alive the Czarina leaned against the side of the alcove, her eyes set with a dreadful stare upon the face of the man whom she could not think of as her husband.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And yet he had the right to take her from Wilfrid and do with her as he listed; and as her dazed mind realised this there broke from her bloodless lips a shivering mournful cry, like water reeds when thrilled by the evening breeze.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading More dead than alive the Czarina leaned against the side of the alcove, her eyes set with a dreadful stare upon the face of the man whom she could not think of as her husband.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading And yet he had the right to take her from Wilfrid and do with her as he listed; and as her dazed mind realised this there broke from her bloodless lips a shivering mournful cry, like water reeds when thrilled by the evening breeze.
opinion or judgment
From this reading More dead than alive the Czarina leaned against the side of the alcove, her eyes set with a dreadful stare upon the face of the man whom she could not think of as her husband.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading More dead than alive the Czarina leaned against the side of the alcove, her eyes set with a dreadful stare upon the face of the man whom she could not think of as her husband.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “I BELONG TO WILFRID, NOT TO YOU” There was a spell of terrible silence, followed by an impulsive cry from the Czar.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I BELONG TO WILFRID, NOT TO YOU” There was a spell of terrible silence, followed by an impulsive cry from the Czar.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And yet he had the right to take her from Wilfrid and do with her as he listed; and as her dazed mind realised this there broke from her bloodless lips a shivering mournful cry, like water reeds when thrilled by the evening breeze.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To her he seemed a veritable stranger.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading More dead than alive the Czarina leaned against the side of the alcove, her eyes set with a dreadful stare upon the face of the man whom she could not think of as her husband.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading More dead than alive the Czarina leaned against the side of the alcove, her eyes set with a dreadful stare upon the face of the man whom she could not think of as her husband.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I BELONG TO WILFRID, NOT TO YOU” There was a spell of terrible silence, followed by an impulsive cry from the Czar.
impulsiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpʌlsɪv/
proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
From this reading “I BELONG TO WILFRID, NOT TO YOU” There was a spell of terrible silence, followed by an impulsive cry from the Czar.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading More dead than alive the Czarina leaned against the side of the alcove, her eyes set with a dreadful stare upon the face of the man whom she could not think of as her husband.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And yet he had the right to take her from Wilfrid and do with her as he listed; and as her dazed mind realised this there broke from her bloodless lips a shivering mournful cry, like water reeds when thrilled by the evening breeze.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading And yet he had the right to take her from Wilfrid and do with her as he listed; and as her dazed mind realised this there broke from her bloodless lips a shivering mournful cry, like water reeds when thrilled by the evening breeze.
listedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪstəd/
on a list
From this reading And yet he had the right to take her from Wilfrid and do with her as he listed; and as her dazed mind realised this there broke from her bloodless lips a shivering mournful cry, like water reeds when thrilled by the evening breeze.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading More dead than alive the Czarina leaned against the side of the alcove, her eyes set with a dreadful stare upon the face of the man whom she could not think of as her husband.
Marie
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From this reading “Marie!”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading And yet he had the right to take her from Wilfrid and do with her as he listed; and as her dazed mind realised this there broke from her bloodless lips a shivering mournful cry, like water reeds when thrilled by the evening breeze.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More dead than alive the Czarina leaned against the side of the alcove, her eyes set with a dreadful stare upon the face of the man whom she could not think of as her husband.
mournfuladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrnfəl/
expressing sorrow
From this reading And yet he had the right to take her from Wilfrid and do with her as he listed; and as her dazed mind realised this there broke from her bloodless lips a shivering mournful cry, like water reeds when thrilled by the evening breeze.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I BELONG TO WILFRID, NOT TO YOU” There was a spell of terrible silence, followed by an impulsive cry from the Czar.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I BELONG TO WILFRID, NOT TO YOU” There was a spell of terrible silence, followed by an impulsive cry from the Czar.
realisedadjectiveUS /ˈriːəlaɪzd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading And yet he had the right to take her from Wilfrid and do with her as he listed; and as her dazed mind realised this there broke from her bloodless lips a shivering mournful cry, like water reeds when thrilled by the evening breeze.
reedsnounUS /riːdz/
plural of “reed” — tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading And yet he had the right to take her from Wilfrid and do with her as he listed; and as her dazed mind realised this there broke from her bloodless lips a shivering mournful cry, like water reeds when thrilled by the evening breeze.
precisely, exactly
From this reading And yet he had the right to take her from Wilfrid and do with her as he listed; and as her dazed mind realised this there broke from her bloodless lips a shivering mournful cry, like water reeds when thrilled by the evening breeze.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading To her he seemed a veritable stranger.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading More dead than alive the Czarina leaned against the side of the alcove, her eyes set with a dreadful stare upon the face of the man whom she could not think of as her husband.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading More dead than alive the Czarina leaned against the side of the alcove, her eyes set with a dreadful stare upon the face of the man whom she could not think of as her husband.
shiveringnounUS /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading And yet he had the right to take her from Wilfrid and do with her as he listed; and as her dazed mind realised this there broke from her bloodless lips a shivering mournful cry, like water reeds when thrilled by the evening breeze.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading More dead than alive the Czarina leaned against the side of the alcove, her eyes set with a dreadful stare upon the face of the man whom she could not think of as her husband.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “I BELONG TO WILFRID, NOT TO YOU” There was a spell of terrible silence, followed by an impulsive cry from the Czar.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading “I BELONG TO WILFRID, NOT TO YOU” There was a spell of terrible silence, followed by an impulsive cry from the Czar.
stareverbUS /ster/
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading More dead than alive the Czarina leaned against the side of the alcove, her eyes set with a dreadful stare upon the face of the man whom she could not think of as her husband.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading To her he seemed a veritable stranger.
carry out
From this reading And yet he had the right to take her from Wilfrid and do with her as he listed; and as her dazed mind realised this there broke from her bloodless lips a shivering mournful cry, like water reeds when thrilled by the evening breeze.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “I BELONG TO WILFRID, NOT TO YOU” There was a spell of terrible silence, followed by an impulsive cry from the Czar.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More dead than alive the Czarina leaned against the side of the alcove, her eyes set with a dreadful stare upon the face of the man whom she could not think of as her husband.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I BELONG TO WILFRID, NOT TO YOU” There was a spell of terrible silence, followed by an impulsive cry from the Czar.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “I BELONG TO WILFRID, NOT TO YOU” There was a spell of terrible silence, followed by an impulsive cry from the Czar.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading More dead than alive the Czarina leaned against the side of the alcove, her eyes set with a dreadful stare upon the face of the man whom she could not think of as her husband.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And yet he had the right to take her from Wilfrid and do with her as he listed; and as her dazed mind realised this there broke from her bloodless lips a shivering mournful cry, like water reeds when thrilled by the evening breeze.
thrilledadjectiveUS /θrɪld/
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
From this reading And yet he had the right to take her from Wilfrid and do with her as he listed; and as her dazed mind realised this there broke from her bloodless lips a shivering mournful cry, like water reeds when thrilled by the evening breeze.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I BELONG TO WILFRID, NOT TO YOU” There was a spell of terrible silence, followed by an impulsive cry from the Czar.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading More dead than alive the Czarina leaned against the side of the alcove, her eyes set with a dreadful stare upon the face of the man whom she could not think of as her husband.
veritableadjectiveUS /ˈverɪtəbəl/
often used as intensifiers
From this reading To her he seemed a veritable stranger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I BELONG TO WILFRID, NOT TO YOU” There was a spell of terrible silence, followed by an impulsive cry from the Czar.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading And yet he had the right to take her from Wilfrid and do with her as he listed; and as her dazed mind realised this there broke from her bloodless lips a shivering mournful cry, like water reeds when thrilled by the evening breeze.
at the time that
From this reading And yet he had the right to take her from Wilfrid and do with her as he listed; and as her dazed mind realised this there broke from her bloodless lips a shivering mournful cry, like water reeds when thrilled by the evening breeze.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading More dead than alive the Czarina leaned against the side of the alcove, her eyes set with a dreadful stare upon the face of the man whom she could not think of as her husband.
WILFRID
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I BELONG TO WILFRID, NOT TO YOU” There was a spell of terrible silence, followed by an impulsive cry from the Czar.
in the company of; together with
From this reading More dead than alive the Czarina leaned against the side of the alcove, her eyes set with a dreadful stare upon the face of the man whom she could not think of as her husband.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet he had the right to take her from Wilfrid and do with her as he listed; and as her dazed mind realised this there broke from her bloodless lips a shivering mournful cry, like water reeds when thrilled by the evening breeze.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I BELONG TO WILFRID, NOT TO YOU” There was a spell of terrible silence, followed by an impulsive cry from the Czar.
