used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
Ah
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From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading Doña Isabel has ruined us! but for her foolhardiness in sending aid to Gonzales all might have been well; but that has brought the wrath of Ramirez upon Rafael!”
(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 Doña Isabel has ruined us! but for her foolhardiness in sending aid to Gonzales all might have been well; but that has brought the wrath of Ramirez upon Rafael!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, by the saints,” cried the voice of Doña Rita in her ear, “for my child’s sake, Chata, rise and fly to him!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Doña Isabel has ruined us! but for her foolhardiness in sending aid to Gonzales all might have been well; but that has brought the wrath of Ramirez upon Rafael!”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Doña Isabel has ruined us! but for her foolhardiness in sending aid to Gonzales all might have been well; but that has brought the wrath of Ramirez upon Rafael!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Doña Isabel has ruined us! but for her foolhardiness in sending aid to Gonzales all might have been well; but that has brought the wrath of Ramirez upon Rafael!”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Oh, by the saints,” cried the voice of Doña Rita in her ear, “for my child’s sake, Chata, rise and fly to him!
canstmodal verbUS /kænst/
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading It is thou only who canst save us.
Chata
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From this reading “Oh, by the saints,” cried the voice of Doña Rita in her ear, “for my child’s sake, Chata, rise and fly to him!
child'snounUS /tʃaɪldz/
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “Oh, by the saints,” cried the voice of Doña Rita in her ear, “for my child’s sake, Chata, rise and fly to him!
clenching
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From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Oh, by the saints,” cried the voice of Doña Rita in her ear, “for my child’s sake, Chata, rise and fly to him!
demanding attention
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
deceptionnounUS /dɪˈsepʃən/
a misleading falsehood
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did I tell thee in El Toro?
Doña
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From this reading “Oh, by the saints,” cried the voice of Doña Rita in her ear, “for my child’s sake, Chata, rise and fly to him!
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “Oh, by the saints,” cried the voice of Doña Rita in her ear, “for my child’s sake, Chata, rise and fly to him!
ElnounUS /el/
angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
From this reading What did I tell thee in El Toro?
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “Oh, by the saints,” cried the voice of Doña Rita in her ear, “for my child’s sake, Chata, rise and fly to him!
foolhardinessnoun
the trait of giving little thought to danger
From this reading Doña Isabel has ruined us! but for her foolhardiness in sending aid to Gonzales all might have been well; but that has brought the wrath of Ramirez upon Rafael!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Oh, by the saints,” cried the voice of Doña Rita in her ear, “for my child’s sake, Chata, rise and fly to him!
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
Gonzales
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From this reading Doña Isabel has ruined us! but for her foolhardiness in sending aid to Gonzales all might have been well; but that has brought the wrath of Ramirez upon Rafael!”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Doña Isabel has ruined us! but for her foolhardiness in sending aid to Gonzales all might have been well; but that has brought the wrath of Ramirez upon Rafael!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Doña Isabel has ruined us! but for her foolhardiness in sending aid to Gonzales all might have been well; but that has brought the wrath of Ramirez upon Rafael!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, by the saints,” cried the voice of Doña Rita in her ear, “for my child’s sake, Chata, rise and fly to him!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, by the saints,” cried the voice of Doña Rita in her ear, “for my child’s sake, Chata, rise and fly to him!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What did I tell thee in El Toro?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh, by the saints,” cried the voice of Doña Rita in her ear, “for my child’s sake, Chata, rise and fly to him!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is thou only who canst save us.
Isabel
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From this reading Doña Isabel has ruined us! but for her foolhardiness in sending aid to Gonzales all might have been well; but that has brought the wrath of Ramirez upon Rafael!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is thou only who canst save us.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Doña Isabel has ruined us! but for her foolhardiness in sending aid to Gonzales all might have been well; but that has brought the wrath of Ramirez upon Rafael!”
mother-in-lawnounUS /ˈmʌðərɪnlɔː/
the mother of your spouse
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, by the saints,” cried the voice of Doña Rita in her ear, “for my child’s sake, Chata, rise and fly to him!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, by the saints,” cried the voice of Doña Rita in her ear, “for my child’s sake, Chata, rise and fly to him!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, by the saints,” cried the voice of Doña Rita in her ear, “for my child’s sake, Chata, rise and fly to him!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
and nothing more
From this reading It is thou only who canst save us.
prostrateverbUS /ˈprɑːstreɪt/
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
Rafael
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From this reading Doña Isabel has ruined us! but for her foolhardiness in sending aid to Gonzales all might have been well; but that has brought the wrath of Ramirez upon Rafael!”
Ramirez
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From this reading Doña Isabel has ruined us! but for her foolhardiness in sending aid to Gonzales all might have been well; but that has brought the wrath of Ramirez upon Rafael!”
move upward
From this reading “Oh, by the saints,” cried the voice of Doña Rita in her ear, “for my child’s sake, Chata, rise and fly to him!
Rita
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From this reading “Oh, by the saints,” cried the voice of Doña Rita in her ear, “for my child’s sake, Chata, rise and fly to him!
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading Doña Isabel has ruined us! but for her foolhardiness in sending aid to Gonzales all might have been well; but that has brought the wrath of Ramirez upon Rafael!”
saintsnounUS /seɪnts/
plural of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “Oh, by the saints,” cried the voice of Doña Rita in her ear, “for my child’s sake, Chata, rise and fly to him!
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “Oh, by the saints,” cried the voice of Doña Rita in her ear, “for my child’s sake, Chata, rise and fly to him!
except for; apart from
From this reading It is thou only who canst save us.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading Doña Isabel has ruined us! but for her foolhardiness in sending aid to Gonzales all might have been well; but that has brought the wrath of Ramirez upon Rafael!”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
a male human offspring
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
express in words
From this reading What did I tell thee in El Toro?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Doña Isabel has ruined us! but for her foolhardiness in sending aid to Gonzales all might have been well; but that has brought the wrath of Ramirez upon Rafael!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, by the saints,” cried the voice of Doña Rita in her ear, “for my child’s sake, Chata, rise and fly to him!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading What did I tell thee in El Toro?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading It is thou only who canst save us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, by the saints,” cried the voice of Doña Rita in her ear, “for my child’s sake, Chata, rise and fly to him!
Toro
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From this reading What did I tell thee in El Toro?
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Doña Isabel has ruined us! but for her foolhardiness in sending aid to Gonzales all might have been well; but that has brought the wrath of Ramirez upon Rafael!”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is thou only who canst save us.
precisely as stated
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Oh, by the saints,” cried the voice of Doña Rita in her ear, “for my child’s sake, Chata, rise and fly to him!
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
(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 Doña Isabel has ruined us! but for her foolhardiness in sending aid to Gonzales all might have been well; but that has brought the wrath of Ramirez upon Rafael!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did I tell thee in El Toro?
at the time that
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
which person or people
From this reading It is thou only who canst save us.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
in the company of; together with
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading Doña Isabel has ruined us! but for her foolhardiness in sending aid to Gonzales all might have been well; but that has brought the wrath of Ramirez upon Rafael!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She turned toward her prostrate mother-in-law, with something very like fury, clenching her hand and crying, “Ah! ah! your clever deception will not seem so happy a one when you wake to find it has killed your son!
