used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a sort of illumination of which Vera’s face is incapable; her gaiety is always clouded with irony.
aghastadjectiveUS /əˈɡæst/
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading She was bewildered, aghast, tempted, and, on the top of everything, intensely amused.
(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 “It is all too kind, too astonishing, too funny for words,” Mollie said.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading It was a sort of illumination of which Vera’s face is incapable; her gaiety is always clouded with irony.
pleasantly occupied
From this reading She was bewildered, aghast, tempted, and, on the top of everything, intensely amused.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was bewildered, aghast, tempted, and, on the top of everything, intensely amused.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her face was lighted as I’d never seen it before with pure mirth, and it looked like still, silver water that becomes suddenly glimmering, quivering, eddying, and sunlit.
astonishingadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃɪŋ/
surprising greatly
From this reading “It is all too kind, too astonishing, too funny for words,” Mollie said.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Her face was lighted as I’d never seen it before with pure mirth, and it looked like still, silver water that becomes suddenly glimmering, quivering, eddying, and sunlit.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Her face was lighted as I’d never seen it before with pure mirth, and it looked like still, silver water that becomes suddenly glimmering, quivering, eddying, and sunlit.
bewilderedadjectiveUS /bɪˈwɪldərd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading She was bewildered, aghast, tempted, and, on the top of everything, intensely amused.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading She was charming thus lighted.
cloudedadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdɪd/
made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance
From this reading It was a sort of illumination of which Vera’s face is incapable; her gaiety is always clouded with irony.
eddying
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From this reading Her face was lighted as I’d never seen it before with pure mirth, and it looked like still, silver water that becomes suddenly glimmering, quivering, eddying, and sunlit.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She was bewildered, aghast, tempted, and, on the top of everything, intensely amused.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face was lighted as I’d never seen it before with pure mirth, and it looked like still, silver water that becomes suddenly glimmering, quivering, eddying, and sunlit.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It is all too kind, too astonishing, too funny for words,” Mollie said.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “It is all too kind, too astonishing, too funny for words,” Mollie said.
gaietynoun
a gay feeling
From this reading It was a sort of illumination of which Vera’s face is incapable; her gaiety is always clouded with irony.
glimmeringnounUS /ˈɡlɪmərɪŋ/
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
From this reading Her face was lighted as I’d never seen it before with pure mirth, and it looked like still, silver water that becomes suddenly glimmering, quivering, eddying, and sunlit.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face was lighted as I’d never seen it before with pure mirth, and it looked like still, silver water that becomes suddenly glimmering, quivering, eddying, and sunlit.
I'd
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From this reading Her face was lighted as I’d never seen it before with pure mirth, and it looked like still, silver water that becomes suddenly glimmering, quivering, eddying, and sunlit.
illuminationnounUS /ˌɪluːməˈneɪʃən/
a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
From this reading It was a sort of illumination of which Vera’s face is incapable; her gaiety is always clouded with irony.
incapableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkeɪpəbəl/
(followed by “of”) lacking capacity or ability
From this reading It was a sort of illumination of which Vera’s face is incapable; her gaiety is always clouded with irony.
intenselyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtensli/
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading She was bewildered, aghast, tempted, and, on the top of everything, intensely amused.
ironynounUS /ˈaɪrəni/
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading It was a sort of illumination of which Vera’s face is incapable; her gaiety is always clouded with irony.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a sort of illumination of which Vera’s face is incapable; her gaiety is always clouded with irony.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her face was lighted as I’d never seen it before with pure mirth, and it looked like still, silver water that becomes suddenly glimmering, quivering, eddying, and sunlit.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “It is all too kind, too astonishing, too funny for words,” Mollie said.
set afire or burning
From this reading Her face was lighted as I’d never seen it before with pure mirth, and it looked like still, silver water that becomes suddenly glimmering, quivering, eddying, and sunlit.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Her face was lighted as I’d never seen it before with pure mirth, and it looked like still, silver water that becomes suddenly glimmering, quivering, eddying, and sunlit.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Her face was lighted as I’d never seen it before with pure mirth, and it looked like still, silver water that becomes suddenly glimmering, quivering, eddying, and sunlit.
mirthnounUS /mɜːrθ/
great merriment
From this reading Her face was lighted as I’d never seen it before with pure mirth, and it looked like still, silver water that becomes suddenly glimmering, quivering, eddying, and sunlit.
MollienounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “It is all too kind, too astonishing, too funny for words,” Mollie said.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Her face was lighted as I’d never seen it before with pure mirth, and it looked like still, silver water that becomes suddenly glimmering, quivering, eddying, and sunlit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was bewildered, aghast, tempted, and, on the top of everything, intensely amused.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was bewildered, aghast, tempted, and, on the top of everything, intensely amused.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Her face was lighted as I’d never seen it before with pure mirth, and it looked like still, silver water that becomes suddenly glimmering, quivering, eddying, and sunlit.
quiveringnounUS /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading Her face was lighted as I’d never seen it before with pure mirth, and it looked like still, silver water that becomes suddenly glimmering, quivering, eddying, and sunlit.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It is all too kind, too astonishing, too funny for words,” Mollie said.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Her face was lighted as I’d never seen it before with pure mirth, and it looked like still, silver water that becomes suddenly glimmering, quivering, eddying, and sunlit.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was bewildered, aghast, tempted, and, on the top of everything, intensely amused.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Her face was lighted as I’d never seen it before with pure mirth, and it looked like still, silver water that becomes suddenly glimmering, quivering, eddying, and sunlit.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading It was a sort of illumination of which Vera’s face is incapable; her gaiety is always clouded with irony.
not in physical motion
From this reading Her face was lighted as I’d never seen it before with pure mirth, and it looked like still, silver water that becomes suddenly glimmering, quivering, eddying, and sunlit.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Her face was lighted as I’d never seen it before with pure mirth, and it looked like still, silver water that becomes suddenly glimmering, quivering, eddying, and sunlit.
sunlitadjectiveUS /ˈsʌnlɪt/
lighted by sunlight
From this reading Her face was lighted as I’d never seen it before with pure mirth, and it looked like still, silver water that becomes suddenly glimmering, quivering, eddying, and sunlit.
temptedverbUS /ˈtemptɪd/
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading She was bewildered, aghast, tempted, and, on the top of everything, intensely amused.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her face was lighted as I’d never seen it before with pure mirth, and it looked like still, silver water that becomes suddenly glimmering, quivering, eddying, and sunlit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was bewildered, aghast, tempted, and, on the top of everything, intensely amused.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading She was charming thus lighted.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “It is all too kind, too astonishing, too funny for words,” Mollie said.
the upper part of anything
From this reading She was bewildered, aghast, tempted, and, on the top of everything, intensely amused.
Vera's
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From this reading It was a sort of illumination of which Vera’s face is incapable; her gaiety is always clouded with irony.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was bewildered, aghast, tempted, and, on the top of everything, intensely amused.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Her face was lighted as I’d never seen it before with pure mirth, and it looked like still, silver water that becomes suddenly glimmering, quivering, eddying, and sunlit.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a sort of illumination of which Vera’s face is incapable; her gaiety is always clouded with irony.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her face was lighted as I’d never seen it before with pure mirth, and it looked like still, silver water that becomes suddenly glimmering, quivering, eddying, and sunlit.
the words that are spoken
From this reading “It is all too kind, too astonishing, too funny for words,” Mollie said.
