used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It came upon her in gusts of premonition and, like a phantom, intruded upon the emptiness of her mind.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Day by day she was forced into a still greater dependence on trivial amusement, notwithstanding that every gratified whim added the lean ghost of another dread hour to haunt her memory.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading In her twentieth year, when the Covent Garden season of balls was over, the dread of growing old sometimes affected Jenny.
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading Day by day she was forced into a still greater dependence on trivial amusement, notwithstanding that every gratified whim added the lean ghost of another dread hour to haunt her memory.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It came upon her in gusts of premonition and, like a phantom, intruded upon the emptiness of her mind.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Day by day she was forced into a still greater dependence on trivial amusement, notwithstanding that every gratified whim added the lean ghost of another dread hour to haunt her memory.
ballsnounUS /bɔːlz/
plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading In her twentieth year, when the Covent Garden season of balls was over, the dread of growing old sometimes affected Jenny.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Day by day she was forced into a still greater dependence on trivial amusement, notwithstanding that every gratified whim added the lean ghost of another dread hour to haunt her memory.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It came upon her in gusts of premonition and, like a phantom, intruded upon the emptiness of her mind.
Covent
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From this reading In her twentieth year, when the Covent Garden season of balls was over, the dread of growing old sometimes affected Jenny.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Day by day she was forced into a still greater dependence on trivial amusement, notwithstanding that every gratified whim added the lean ghost of another dread hour to haunt her memory.
dependencenounUS /dɪˈpendəns/
the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
From this reading Day by day she was forced into a still greater dependence on trivial amusement, notwithstanding that every gratified whim added the lean ghost of another dread hour to haunt her memory.
depressionnounUS /dɪˈpreʃən/
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading Headaches overtook her more easily now, and fits of depression were more frequent.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading In her twentieth year, when the Covent Garden season of balls was over, the dread of growing old sometimes affected Jenny.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Headaches overtook her more easily now, and fits of depression were more frequent.
emptinessnounUS /ˈemptinəs/
the state of containing nothing
From this reading It came upon her in gusts of premonition and, like a phantom, intruded upon the emptiness of her mind.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Day by day she was forced into a still greater dependence on trivial amusement, notwithstanding that every gratified whim added the lean ghost of another dread hour to haunt her memory.
fitsnounUS /fɪts/
plural of “fit” — a display of bad temper
From this reading Headaches overtook her more easily now, and fits of depression were more frequent.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading Day by day she was forced into a still greater dependence on trivial amusement, notwithstanding that every gratified whim added the lean ghost of another dread hour to haunt her memory.
frequentverbUS /ˈfriːkwənt/
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
From this reading Headaches overtook her more easily now, and fits of depression were more frequent.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading In her twentieth year, when the Covent Garden season of balls was over, the dread of growing old sometimes affected Jenny.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading Day by day she was forced into a still greater dependence on trivial amusement, notwithstanding that every gratified whim added the lean ghost of another dread hour to haunt her memory.
gratifiedadjectiveUS /ˈɡrætəfaɪd/
having received what was desired
From this reading Day by day she was forced into a still greater dependence on trivial amusement, notwithstanding that every gratified whim added the lean ghost of another dread hour to haunt her memory.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Day by day she was forced into a still greater dependence on trivial amusement, notwithstanding that every gratified whim added the lean ghost of another dread hour to haunt her memory.
(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 In her twentieth year, when the Covent Garden season of balls was over, the dread of growing old sometimes affected Jenny.
gustsnounUS /ɡʌsts/
plural of “gust” — a strong current of air
From this reading It came upon her in gusts of premonition and, like a phantom, intruded upon the emptiness of her mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The nervous strain of perpetual pleasure had made her restless and insecure.
hauntverbUS /hɔːnt/
follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
From this reading Day by day she was forced into a still greater dependence on trivial amusement, notwithstanding that every gratified whim added the lean ghost of another dread hour to haunt her memory.
HeadachesnounUS /ˈhedeɪks/
plural of “headache” — something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading Headaches overtook her more easily now, and fits of depression were more frequent.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In her twentieth year, when the Covent Garden season of balls was over, the dread of growing old sometimes affected Jenny.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Day by day she was forced into a still greater dependence on trivial amusement, notwithstanding that every gratified whim added the lean ghost of another dread hour to haunt her memory.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In her twentieth year, when the Covent Garden season of balls was over, the dread of growing old sometimes affected Jenny.
insecureadjectiveUS /ˈɪnsəkjər/
not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way
From this reading The nervous strain of perpetual pleasure had made her restless and insecure.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Day by day she was forced into a still greater dependence on trivial amusement, notwithstanding that every gratified whim added the lean ghost of another dread hour to haunt her memory.
intrudedverbUS /ˌɪnˈtruːdəd/
past form of “intrude” — enter uninvited
From this reading It came upon her in gusts of premonition and, like a phantom, intruded upon the emptiness of her mind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It came upon her in gusts of premonition and, like a phantom, intruded upon the emptiness of her mind.
JennynounUS /ˈdʒeni/
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading In her twentieth year, when the Covent Garden season of balls was over, the dread of growing old sometimes affected Jenny.
leanverbUS /liːn/
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Day by day she was forced into a still greater dependence on trivial amusement, notwithstanding that every gratified whim added the lean ghost of another dread hour to haunt her memory.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It came upon her in gusts of premonition and, like a phantom, intruded upon the emptiness of her mind.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The nervous strain of perpetual pleasure had made her restless and insecure.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Day by day she was forced into a still greater dependence on trivial amusement, notwithstanding that every gratified whim added the lean ghost of another dread hour to haunt her memory.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading It came upon her in gusts of premonition and, like a phantom, intruded upon the emptiness of her mind.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Headaches overtook her more easily now, and fits of depression were more frequent.
easily agitated
From this reading The nervous strain of perpetual pleasure had made her restless and insecure.
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading Day by day she was forced into a still greater dependence on trivial amusement, notwithstanding that every gratified whim added the lean ghost of another dread hour to haunt her memory.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Headaches overtook her more easily now, and fits of depression were more frequent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In her twentieth year, when the Covent Garden season of balls was over, the dread of growing old sometimes affected Jenny.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading In her twentieth year, when the Covent Garden season of balls was over, the dread of growing old sometimes affected Jenny.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Day by day she was forced into a still greater dependence on trivial amusement, notwithstanding that every gratified whim added the lean ghost of another dread hour to haunt her memory.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In her twentieth year, when the Covent Garden season of balls was over, the dread of growing old sometimes affected Jenny.
overtookverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈtʊk/
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading Headaches overtook her more easily now, and fits of depression were more frequent.
perpetualadjectiveUS /pərˈpetʃuːəl/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading The nervous strain of perpetual pleasure had made her restless and insecure.
phantomnounUS /ˈfæn.təm/
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading It came upon her in gusts of premonition and, like a phantom, intruded upon the emptiness of her mind.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading The nervous strain of perpetual pleasure had made her restless and insecure.
premonitionnounUS /preməˈnɪʃən/
a feeling of evil to come
From this reading It came upon her in gusts of premonition and, like a phantom, intruded upon the emptiness of her mind.
restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading The nervous strain of perpetual pleasure had made her restless and insecure.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading In her twentieth year, when the Covent Garden season of balls was over, the dread of growing old sometimes affected Jenny.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Day by day she was forced into a still greater dependence on trivial amusement, notwithstanding that every gratified whim added the lean ghost of another dread hour to haunt her memory.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading In her twentieth year, when the Covent Garden season of balls was over, the dread of growing old sometimes affected Jenny.
not in physical motion
From this reading Day by day she was forced into a still greater dependence on trivial amusement, notwithstanding that every gratified whim added the lean ghost of another dread hour to haunt her memory.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading The nervous strain of perpetual pleasure had made her restless and insecure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Day by day she was forced into a still greater dependence on trivial amusement, notwithstanding that every gratified whim added the lean ghost of another dread hour to haunt her memory.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In her twentieth year, when the Covent Garden season of balls was over, the dread of growing old sometimes affected Jenny.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Day by day she was forced into a still greater dependence on trivial amusement, notwithstanding that every gratified whim added the lean ghost of another dread hour to haunt her memory.
trivialadjectiveUS /ˈtrɪviəl/
(informal) small and of little importance
From this reading Day by day she was forced into a still greater dependence on trivial amusement, notwithstanding that every gratified whim added the lean ghost of another dread hour to haunt her memory.
twentiethnounUS /ˈtwentiəθ/
position 20 in a countable series of things
From this reading In her twentieth year, when the Covent Garden season of balls was over, the dread of growing old sometimes affected Jenny.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It came upon her in gusts of premonition and, like a phantom, intruded upon the emptiness of her mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In her twentieth year, when the Covent Garden season of balls was over, the dread of growing old sometimes affected Jenny.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Headaches overtook her more easily now, and fits of depression were more frequent.
at the time that
From this reading In her twentieth year, when the Covent Garden season of balls was over, the dread of growing old sometimes affected Jenny.
whimnounUS /wɪm/
a sudden desire
From this reading Day by day she was forced into a still greater dependence on trivial amusement, notwithstanding that every gratified whim added the lean ghost of another dread hour to haunt her memory.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading In her twentieth year, when the Covent Garden season of balls was over, the dread of growing old sometimes affected Jenny.
