used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NIGHT OF AGONY I SAT for a long time pondering over the unhappy fate of this child.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading A NIGHT OF AGONY I SAT for a long time pondering over the unhappy fate of this child.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
have
From this reading But Ninon--would she bear transplanting into other soil?
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What her story had been I could only guess.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Ninon--would she bear transplanting into other soil?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
a young person of either sex
From this reading A NIGHT OF AGONY I SAT for a long time pondering over the unhappy fate of this child.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What her story had been I could only guess.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The horror and sadness of the thing moved me strangely--yet had I not seen a thousand such during those hours I had spent in the slums?
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading A NIGHT OF AGONY I SAT for a long time pondering over the unhappy fate of this child.
filthnounUS /fɪlθ/
any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A NIGHT OF AGONY I SAT for a long time pondering over the unhappy fate of this child.
fungusnounUS /ˈfʌŋɡəs/
an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
girlhoodnounUS /ˈɡɜːrlhʊd/
the childhood of a girl
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading What her story had been I could only guess.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What her story had been I could only guess.
healthyadjectiveUS /ˈhelθi/
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What her story had been I could only guess.
hideousadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdiəs/
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
intense and profound fear
From this reading The horror and sadness of the thing moved me strangely--yet had I not seen a thousand such during those hours I had spent in the slums?
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The horror and sadness of the thing moved me strangely--yet had I not seen a thousand such during those hours I had spent in the slums?
the quality of being humane
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A NIGHT OF AGONY I SAT for a long time pondering over the unhappy fate of this child.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But Ninon--would she bear transplanting into other soil?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading A NIGHT OF AGONY I SAT for a long time pondering over the unhappy fate of this child.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The horror and sadness of the thing moved me strangely--yet had I not seen a thousand such during those hours I had spent in the slums?
being nothing more than specified
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
misshapenadjectiveUS /mɪsˈʃeɪpən/
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The horror and sadness of the thing moved me strangely--yet had I not seen a thousand such during those hours I had spent in the slums?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A NIGHT OF AGONY I SAT for a long time pondering over the unhappy fate of this child.
NinonnounUS /ˈnɪnən/
a fine strong sheer silky fabric made of silk or rayon or nylon
From this reading But Ninon--would she bear transplanting into other soil?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The horror and sadness of the thing moved me strangely--yet had I not seen a thousand such during those hours I had spent in the slums?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NIGHT OF AGONY I SAT for a long time pondering over the unhappy fate of this child.
and nothing more
From this reading What her story had been I could only guess.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading But Ninon--would she bear transplanting into other soil?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A NIGHT OF AGONY I SAT for a long time pondering over the unhappy fate of this child.
ponderingadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːndərɪŋ/
deeply or seriously thoughtful
From this reading A NIGHT OF AGONY I SAT for a long time pondering over the unhappy fate of this child.
sadnessnounUS /ˈsædnəs/
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading The horror and sadness of the thing moved me strangely--yet had I not seen a thousand such during those hours I had spent in the slums?
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading A NIGHT OF AGONY I SAT for a long time pondering over the unhappy fate of this child.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The horror and sadness of the thing moved me strangely--yet had I not seen a thousand such during those hours I had spent in the slums?
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
slumsnounUS /slʌmz/
plural of “slum” — a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
From this reading The horror and sadness of the thing moved me strangely--yet had I not seen a thousand such during those hours I had spent in the slums?
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading But Ninon--would she bear transplanting into other soil?
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading The horror and sadness of the thing moved me strangely--yet had I not seen a thousand such during those hours I had spent in the slums?
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading What her story had been I could only guess.
in a strange manner
From this reading The horror and sadness of the thing moved me strangely--yet had I not seen a thousand such during those hours I had spent in the slums?
stuntedadjectiveUS /ˈstʌntɪd/
inferior in size or quality
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The horror and sadness of the thing moved me strangely--yet had I not seen a thousand such during those hours I had spent in the slums?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NIGHT OF AGONY I SAT for a long time pondering over the unhappy fate of this child.
a special situation
From this reading The horror and sadness of the thing moved me strangely--yet had I not seen a thousand such during those hours I had spent in the slums?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A NIGHT OF AGONY I SAT for a long time pondering over the unhappy fate of this child.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The horror and sadness of the thing moved me strangely--yet had I not seen a thousand such during those hours I had spent in the slums?
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The horror and sadness of the thing moved me strangely--yet had I not seen a thousand such during those hours I had spent in the slums?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A NIGHT OF AGONY I SAT for a long time pondering over the unhappy fate of this child.
torturedadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːrtʃərd/
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
transplantingnounUS /trænˈsplæntɪŋ/
the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location
From this reading But Ninon--would she bear transplanting into other soil?
travestynounUS /ˈtrævəsti/
a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading A NIGHT OF AGONY I SAT for a long time pondering over the unhappy fate of this child.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
vigornounUS /ˈvɪɡər/
forceful exertion
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What her story had been I could only guess.
belonging to which person
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
womanhoodnounUS /ˈwʊmənhʊd/
the state of being an adult woman
From this reading Stolen, doubtless, by this devil in whose care she was--brought up, certainly, in the midst of filth and shame; stunted, tortured, misshapen--until she had become a mere fungus of humanity, growing only in the dark, without blood or healthy vigor--a hideous travesty upon girlhood and womanhood.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But Ninon--would she bear transplanting into other soil?
but in spite of that
From this reading The horror and sadness of the thing moved me strangely--yet had I not seen a thousand such during those hours I had spent in the slums?
