used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Many a time she opened her trembling lips, but the words died on them.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading Before my own and only love departed, she knew, thank God, she knew as well as I did, that I had never wronged her pure and true affection.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading In an agony of suspense for her, for our children, for our love, I could hardly repress my impatience even at her debility.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In an agony of suspense for her, for our children, for our love, I could hardly repress my impatience even at her debility.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before my own and only love departed, she knew, thank God, she knew as well as I did, that I had never wronged her pure and true affection.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Before my own and only love departed, she knew, thank God, she knew as well as I did, that I had never wronged her pure and true affection.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before my own and only love departed, she knew, thank God, she knew as well as I did, that I had never wronged her pure and true affection.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was long before I learned what had so distressed her.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading In an agony of suspense for her, for our children, for our love, I could hardly repress my impatience even at her debility.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
debilitynounUS /dəˈbɪləti/
the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
From this reading In an agony of suspense for her, for our children, for our love, I could hardly repress my impatience even at her debility.
well in the past; former
From this reading Before my own and only love departed, she knew, thank God, she knew as well as I did, that I had never wronged her pure and true affection.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Before my own and only love departed, she knew, thank God, she knew as well as I did, that I had never wronged her pure and true affection.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Many a time she opened her trembling lips, but the words died on them.
distressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrest/
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
From this reading But it was long before I learned what had so distressed her.
divisible by two
From this reading In an agony of suspense for her, for our children, for our love, I could hardly repress my impatience even at her debility.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In an agony of suspense for her, for our children, for our love, I could hardly repress my impatience even at her debility.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
a long fixed look
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Before my own and only love departed, she knew, thank God, she knew as well as I did, that I had never wronged her pure and true affection.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before my own and only love departed, she knew, thank God, she knew as well as I did, that I had never wronged her pure and true affection.
only a very short time before
From this reading In an agony of suspense for her, for our children, for our love, I could hardly repress my impatience even at her debility.
harrowingadjectiveUS /ˈheroʊɪŋ/
extremely painful
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Before my own and only love departed, she knew, thank God, she knew as well as I did, that I had never wronged her pure and true affection.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Before my own and only love departed, she knew, thank God, she knew as well as I did, that I had never wronged her pure and true affection.
impatiencenounUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəns/
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading In an agony of suspense for her, for our children, for our love, I could hardly repress my impatience even at her debility.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was long before I learned what had so distressed her.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Before my own and only love departed, she knew, thank God, she knew as well as I did, that I had never wronged her pure and true affection.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading But it was long before I learned what had so distressed her.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Many a time she opened her trembling lips, but the words died on them.
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 But it was long before I learned what had so distressed her.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Before my own and only love departed, she knew, thank God, she knew as well as I did, that I had never wronged her pure and true affection.
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 a time she opened her trembling lips, but the words died on them.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Before my own and only love departed, she knew, thank God, she knew as well as I did, that I had never wronged her pure and true affection.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Before my own and only love departed, she knew, thank God, she knew as well as I did, that I had never wronged her pure and true affection.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In an agony of suspense for her, for our children, for our love, I could hardly repress my impatience even at her debility.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Many a time she opened her trembling lips, but the words died on them.
and nothing more
From this reading Before my own and only love departed, she knew, thank God, she knew as well as I did, that I had never wronged her pure and true affection.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Many a time she opened her trembling lips, but the words died on them.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In an agony of suspense for her, for our children, for our love, I could hardly repress my impatience even at her debility.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Before my own and only love departed, she knew, thank God, she knew as well as I did, that I had never wronged her pure and true affection.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Before my own and only love departed, she knew, thank God, she knew as well as I did, that I had never wronged her pure and true affection.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
repressverbUS /riˈpres/
put down by force or intimidation
From this reading In an agony of suspense for her, for our children, for our love, I could hardly repress my impatience even at her debility.
reproachfuladjective
expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before my own and only love departed, she knew, thank God, she knew as well as I did, that I had never wronged her pure and true affection.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But it was long before I learned what had so distressed her.
suspensenounUS /səˈspens/
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading In an agony of suspense for her, for our children, for our love, I could hardly repress my impatience even at her debility.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Before my own and only love departed, she knew, thank God, she knew as well as I did, that I had never wronged her pure and true affection.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before my own and only love departed, she knew, thank God, she knew as well as I did, that I had never wronged her pure and true affection.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Many a time she opened her trembling lips, but the words died on them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Many a time she opened her trembling lips, but the words died on them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
a shaky motion
From this reading Many a time she opened her trembling lips, but the words died on them.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Before my own and only love departed, she knew, thank God, she knew as well as I did, that I had never wronged her pure and true affection.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was long before I learned what had so distressed her.
(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 Before my own and only love departed, she knew, thank God, she knew as well as I did, that I had never wronged her pure and true affection.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But it was long before I learned what had so distressed her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Though she appeared quite sensible, and looked at me, every now and then, with the same reproachful harrowing gaze, it seemed to me ages, it must have been hours, before she could frame her thoughts in words.
wrongedverbUS /rɔːŋd/
past form of “wrong” — treat unjustly; do wrong to
From this reading Before my own and only love departed, she knew, thank God, she knew as well as I did, that I had never wronged her pure and true affection.
