used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
(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 When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Many women can sulk for days; most women can sulk for an hour; I believe that no provocation could have made Isola sulky for two minutes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Many women can sulk for days; most women can sulk for an hour; I believe that no provocation could have made Isola sulky for two minutes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She tried sometimes (at least she said so), but it was no good.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Many women can sulk for days; most women can sulk for an hour; I believe that no provocation could have made Isola sulky for two minutes.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Many women can sulk for days; most women can sulk for an hour; I believe that no provocation could have made Isola sulky for two minutes.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Many women can sulk for days; most women can sulk for an hour; I believe that no provocation could have made Isola sulky for two minutes.
communicated in words
From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I loved her for them more and more.
a young female
From this reading I never met a girl so warm of heart.
a quick look
From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She tried sometimes (at least she said so), but it was no good.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Many women can sulk for days; most women can sulk for an hour; I believe that no provocation could have made Isola sulky for two minutes.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I never met a girl so warm of heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Many women can sulk for days; most women can sulk for an hour; I believe that no provocation could have made Isola sulky for two minutes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
Isola
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From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She tried sometimes (at least she said so), but it was no good.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading She tried sometimes (at least she said so), but it was no good.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
held dear
From this reading I loved her for them more and more.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Many women can sulk for days; most women can sulk for an hour; I believe that no provocation could have made Isola sulky for two minutes.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many women can sulk for days; most women can sulk for an hour; I believe that no provocation could have made Isola sulky for two minutes.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I never met a girl so warm of heart.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Many women can sulk for days; most women can sulk for an hour; I believe that no provocation could have made Isola sulky for two minutes.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I loved her for them more and more.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Many women can sulk for days; most women can sulk for an hour; I believe that no provocation could have made Isola sulky for two minutes.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never met a girl so warm of heart.
not any; not one
From this reading Many women can sulk for days; most women can sulk for an hour; I believe that no provocation could have made Isola sulky for two minutes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
provocationnounUS /ˌprɑːvəˈkeɪʃən/
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
From this reading Many women can sulk for days; most women can sulk for an hour; I believe that no provocation could have made Isola sulky for two minutes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She tried sometimes (at least she said so), but it was no good.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I never met a girl so warm of heart.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading She tried sometimes (at least she said so), but it was no good.
sulknounUS /sʌlk/
a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal
From this reading Many women can sulk for days; most women can sulk for an hour; I believe that no provocation could have made Isola sulky for two minutes.
sulkyadjective
sullen or moody
From this reading Many women can sulk for days; most women can sulk for an hour; I believe that no provocation could have made Isola sulky for two minutes.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Many women can sulk for days; most women can sulk for an hour; I believe that no provocation could have made Isola sulky for two minutes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I loved her for them more and more.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
ThursdaynounUS /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She tried sometimes (at least she said so), but it was no good.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Many women can sulk for days; most women can sulk for an hour; I believe that no provocation could have made Isola sulky for two minutes.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading I never met a girl so warm of heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She tried sometimes (at least she said so), but it was no good.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
(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 When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
at the time that
From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Many women can sulk for days; most women can sulk for an hour; I believe that no provocation could have made Isola sulky for two minutes.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading When Isola came on the Thursday, and I obtained some little glimpse of her, she expressed her joy in a thousand natural ways, well worth feeling and seeing, not at all worth telling.
