used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lily Merrill, going home across the yard through the storm, leaning on George Ramsey's arm, gave a little, involuntary sob.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Lily Merrill, going home across the yard through the storm, leaning on George Ramsey's arm, gave a little, involuntary sob.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading It was a sob half of the realization of slighted affection, half of shame.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had a pitiful heart towards women, and at the sound of the little, stifled sob he pressed Lily's arm more closely under his own.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Lily Merrill, going home across the yard through the storm, leaning on George Ramsey's arm, gave a little, involuntary sob.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had a pitiful heart towards women, and at the sound of the little, stifled sob he pressed Lily's arm more closely under his own.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading He had a pitiful heart towards women, and at the sound of the little, stifled sob he pressed Lily's arm more closely under his own.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't, Lily," he said, softly.
elementnounUS /ˈeləmənt/
an abstract part of something
From this reading It gave the little element of strangeness which was lacking to fascinate the young man.
fascinateverbUS /ˈfæsəneɪt/
cause to be interested or curious
From this reading It gave the little element of strangeness which was lacking to fascinate the young man.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Lily Merrill, going home across the yard through the storm, leaning on George Ramsey's arm, gave a little, involuntary sob.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Lily Merrill, going home across the yard through the storm, leaning on George Ramsey's arm, gave a little, involuntary sob.
the act of departing
From this reading Lily Merrill, going home across the yard through the storm, leaning on George Ramsey's arm, gave a little, involuntary sob.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a pitiful heart towards women, and at the sound of the little, stifled sob he pressed Lily's arm more closely under his own.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading It was a sob half of the realization of slighted affection, half of shame.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a pitiful heart towards women, and at the sound of the little, stifled sob he pressed Lily's arm more closely under his own.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He had a pitiful heart towards women, and at the sound of the little, stifled sob he pressed Lily's arm more closely under his own.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had a pitiful heart towards women, and at the sound of the little, stifled sob he pressed Lily's arm more closely under his own.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Lily Merrill, going home across the yard through the storm, leaning on George Ramsey's arm, gave a little, involuntary sob.
involuntaryadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɑːlənteri/
not subject to the control of the will
From this reading Lily Merrill, going home across the yard through the storm, leaning on George Ramsey's arm, gave a little, involuntary sob.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a sob half of the realization of slighted affection, half of shame.
lackingadjectiveUS /ˈlækɪŋ/
inadequate in amount or degree
From this reading It gave the little element of strangeness which was lacking to fascinate the young man.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Lily Merrill, going home across the yard through the storm, leaning on George Ramsey's arm, gave a little, involuntary sob.
LilynounUS /ˈlɪli/
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading Lily Merrill, going home across the yard through the storm, leaning on George Ramsey's arm, gave a little, involuntary sob.
Lily'snounUS /ˈlɪliːz/
possessive form of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading He had a pitiful heart towards women, and at the sound of the little, stifled sob he pressed Lily's arm more closely under his own.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Lily Merrill, going home across the yard through the storm, leaning on George Ramsey's arm, gave a little, involuntary sob.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It gave the little element of strangeness which was lacking to fascinate the young man.
Merrill
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From this reading Lily Merrill, going home across the yard through the storm, leaning on George Ramsey's arm, gave a little, involuntary sob.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He had a pitiful heart towards women, and at the sound of the little, stifled sob he pressed Lily's arm more closely under his own.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a sob half of the realization of slighted affection, half of shame.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lily Merrill, going home across the yard through the storm, leaning on George Ramsey's arm, gave a little, involuntary sob.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He had a pitiful heart towards women, and at the sound of the little, stifled sob he pressed Lily's arm more closely under his own.
pitifuladjectiveUS /ˈpɪtəfəl/
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading He had a pitiful heart towards women, and at the sound of the little, stifled sob he pressed Lily's arm more closely under his own.
compacted by ironing
From this reading He had a pitiful heart towards women, and at the sound of the little, stifled sob he pressed Lily's arm more closely under his own.
Ramsey's
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From this reading Lily Merrill, going home across the yard through the storm, leaning on George Ramsey's arm, gave a little, involuntary sob.
realizationnounUS /ˈriːləˈzeɪʃən/
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
From this reading It was a sob half of the realization of slighted affection, half of shame.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don't, Lily," he said, softly.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading It was a sob half of the realization of slighted affection, half of shame.
slightedverbUS /ˈslaɪtɪd/
past form of “slight” — pay no attention to, disrespect
From this reading It was a sob half of the realization of slighted affection, half of shame.
sobverbUS /sɑːb/
weep convulsively
From this reading Lily Merrill, going home across the yard through the storm, leaning on George Ramsey's arm, gave a little, involuntary sob.
with low volume
From this reading "Don't, Lily," he said, softly.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading He had a pitiful heart towards women, and at the sound of the little, stifled sob he pressed Lily's arm more closely under his own.
stifledadjectiveUS /ˈstaɪfəld/
held in check with difficulty
From this reading He had a pitiful heart towards women, and at the sound of the little, stifled sob he pressed Lily's arm more closely under his own.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Lily Merrill, going home across the yard through the storm, leaning on George Ramsey's arm, gave a little, involuntary sob.
strangenessnounUS /ˈstreɪndʒnəs/
unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
From this reading It gave the little element of strangeness which was lacking to fascinate the young man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lily Merrill, going home across the yard through the storm, leaning on George Ramsey's arm, gave a little, involuntary sob.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Lily Merrill, going home across the yard through the storm, leaning on George Ramsey's arm, gave a little, involuntary sob.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It gave the little element of strangeness which was lacking to fascinate the young man.
in the direction of
From this reading He had a pitiful heart towards women, and at the sound of the little, stifled sob he pressed Lily's arm more closely under his own.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He had a pitiful heart towards women, and at the sound of the little, stifled sob he pressed Lily's arm more closely under his own.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a sob half of the realization of slighted affection, half of shame.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It gave the little element of strangeness which was lacking to fascinate the young man.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He had a pitiful heart towards women, and at the sound of the little, stifled sob he pressed Lily's arm more closely under his own.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Lily Merrill, going home across the yard through the storm, leaning on George Ramsey's arm, gave a little, involuntary sob.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading It gave the little element of strangeness which was lacking to fascinate the young man.
