used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A WOMAN FACE TO FACE WITH THE WORLD._ How tedious, false, and cold seem all things!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading _A WOMAN FACE TO FACE WITH THE WORLD._ How tedious, false, and cold seem all things!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Choking back the tears that seemed as if they _would_ well forth from a fountain that had long been sealed, Margaret Grey turned from her companions of an hour to go home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A WOMAN FACE TO FACE WITH THE WORLD._ How tedious, false, and cold seem all things!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Choking back the tears that seemed as if they _would_ well forth from a fountain that had long been sealed, Margaret Grey turned from her companions of an hour to go home.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Choking back the tears that seemed as if they _would_ well forth from a fountain that had long been sealed, Margaret Grey turned from her companions of an hour to go home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Choking back the tears that seemed as if they _would_ well forth from a fountain that had long been sealed, Margaret Grey turned from her companions of an hour to go home.
bricked
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From this reading Walled in and bricked out from the fair sights and sounds of Nature, even the sunbeams as they touched it seemed only to reveal its dinginess.
ChokingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃoʊ.kɪŋ/
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading Choking back the tears that seemed as if they _would_ well forth from a fountain that had long been sealed, Margaret Grey turned from her companions of an hour to go home.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading _A WOMAN FACE TO FACE WITH THE WORLD._ How tedious, false, and cold seem all things!
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Choking back the tears that seemed as if they _would_ well forth from a fountain that had long been sealed, Margaret Grey turned from her companions of an hour to go home.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading To a very desolate home in truth.
dinginessnoun
discoloration due to dirtiness
From this reading Walled in and bricked out from the fair sights and sounds of Nature, even the sunbeams as they touched it seemed only to reveal its dinginess.
divisible by two
From this reading Walled in and bricked out from the fair sights and sounds of Nature, even the sunbeams as they touched it seemed only to reveal its dinginess.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading _A WOMAN FACE TO FACE WITH THE WORLD._ How tedious, false, and cold seem all things!
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Walled in and bricked out from the fair sights and sounds of Nature, even the sunbeams as they touched it seemed only to reveal its dinginess.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading _A WOMAN FACE TO FACE WITH THE WORLD._ How tedious, false, and cold seem all things!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Choking back the tears that seemed as if they _would_ well forth from a fountain that had long been sealed, Margaret Grey turned from her companions of an hour to go home.
fountainnounUS /ˈfaʊntən/
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading Choking back the tears that seemed as if they _would_ well forth from a fountain that had long been sealed, Margaret Grey turned from her companions of an hour to go home.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Choking back the tears that seemed as if they _would_ well forth from a fountain that had long been sealed, Margaret Grey turned from her companions of an hour to go home.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Choking back the tears that seemed as if they _would_ well forth from a fountain that had long been sealed, Margaret Grey turned from her companions of an hour to go home.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Choking back the tears that seemed as if they _would_ well forth from a fountain that had long been sealed, Margaret Grey turned from her companions of an hour to go home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Choking back the tears that seemed as if they _would_ well forth from a fountain that had long been sealed, Margaret Grey turned from her companions of an hour to go home.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I Have met with much injustice in this world.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Choking back the tears that seemed as if they _would_ well forth from a fountain that had long been sealed, Margaret Grey turned from her companions of an hour to go home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Choking back the tears that seemed as if they _would_ well forth from a fountain that had long been sealed, Margaret Grey turned from her companions of an hour to go home.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Choking back the tears that seemed as if they _would_ well forth from a fountain that had long been sealed, Margaret Grey turned from her companions of an hour to go home.
How
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From this reading _A WOMAN FACE TO FACE WITH THE WORLD._ How tedious, false, and cold seem all things!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I Have met with much injustice in this world.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Choking back the tears that seemed as if they _would_ well forth from a fountain that had long been sealed, Margaret Grey turned from her companions of an hour to go home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I Have met with much injustice in this world.
injusticenounUS /ˌɪnˈdʒʌstɪs/
an unjust act
From this reading I Have met with much injustice in this world.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Walled in and bricked out from the fair sights and sounds of Nature, even the sunbeams as they touched it seemed only to reveal its dinginess.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Walled in and bricked out from the fair sights and sounds of Nature, even the sunbeams as they touched it seemed only to reveal its dinginess.
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 Choking back the tears that seemed as if they _would_ well forth from a fountain that had long been sealed, Margaret Grey turned from her companions of an hour to go home.
Margaret
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From this reading Choking back the tears that seemed as if they _would_ well forth from a fountain that had long been sealed, Margaret Grey turned from her companions of an hour to go home.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I Have met with much injustice in this world.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I Have met with much injustice in this world.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Walled in and bricked out from the fair sights and sounds of Nature, even the sunbeams as they touched it seemed only to reveal its dinginess.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Choking back the tears that seemed as if they _would_ well forth from a fountain that had long been sealed, Margaret Grey turned from her companions of an hour to go home.
and nothing more
From this reading Walled in and bricked out from the fair sights and sounds of Nature, even the sunbeams as they touched it seemed only to reveal its dinginess.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Walled in and bricked out from the fair sights and sounds of Nature, even the sunbeams as they touched it seemed only to reveal its dinginess.
revealverbUS /rɪˈviːl/
make visible
From this reading Walled in and bricked out from the fair sights and sounds of Nature, even the sunbeams as they touched it seemed only to reveal its dinginess.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
established irrevocably
From this reading Choking back the tears that seemed as if they _would_ well forth from a fountain that had long been sealed, Margaret Grey turned from her companions of an hour to go home.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading _A WOMAN FACE TO FACE WITH THE WORLD._ How tedious, false, and cold seem all things!
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Choking back the tears that seemed as if they _would_ well forth from a fountain that had long been sealed, Margaret Grey turned from her companions of an hour to go home.
sightsnounUS /saɪts/
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading Walled in and bricked out from the fair sights and sounds of Nature, even the sunbeams as they touched it seemed only to reveal its dinginess.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Walled in and bricked out from the fair sights and sounds of Nature, even the sunbeams as they touched it seemed only to reveal its dinginess.
sunbeams
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From this reading Walled in and bricked out from the fair sights and sounds of Nature, even the sunbeams as they touched it seemed only to reveal its dinginess.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Choking back the tears that seemed as if they _would_ well forth from a fountain that had long been sealed, Margaret Grey turned from her companions of an hour to go home.
tediousadjectiveUS /ˈtiːdiəs/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading _A WOMAN FACE TO FACE WITH THE WORLD._ How tedious, false, and cold seem all things!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Choking back the tears that seemed as if they _would_ well forth from a fountain that had long been sealed, Margaret Grey turned from her companions of an hour to go home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A WOMAN FACE TO FACE WITH THE WORLD._ How tedious, false, and cold seem all things!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Choking back the tears that seemed as if they _would_ well forth from a fountain that had long been sealed, Margaret Grey turned from her companions of an hour to go home.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading _A WOMAN FACE TO FACE WITH THE WORLD._ How tedious, false, and cold seem all things!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I Have met with much injustice in this world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A WOMAN FACE TO FACE WITH THE WORLD._ How tedious, false, and cold seem all things!
having come into contact
From this reading Walled in and bricked out from the fair sights and sounds of Nature, even the sunbeams as they touched it seemed only to reveal its dinginess.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading To a very desolate home in truth.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Choking back the tears that seemed as if they _would_ well forth from a fountain that had long been sealed, Margaret Grey turned from her companions of an hour to go home.
precisely as stated
From this reading To a very desolate home in truth.
WalledverbUS /wɔːld/
past form of “wall” — surround with a wall in order to fortify
From this reading Walled in and bricked out from the fair sights and sounds of Nature, even the sunbeams as they touched it seemed only to reveal its dinginess.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Choking back the tears that seemed as if they _would_ well forth from a fountain that had long been sealed, Margaret Grey turned from her companions of an hour to go home.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _A WOMAN FACE TO FACE WITH THE WORLD._ How tedious, false, and cold seem all things!
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading _A WOMAN FACE TO FACE WITH THE WORLD._ How tedious, false, and cold seem all things!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _A WOMAN FACE TO FACE WITH THE WORLD._ How tedious, false, and cold seem all things!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Choking back the tears that seemed as if they _would_ well forth from a fountain that had long been sealed, Margaret Grey turned from her companions of an hour to go home.
