alluringadjectiveUS /əˈlʊrɪŋ/
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
From this reading Far better for them to be like Angela, cold and unapproachable, alluring yet repellent.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Women had always puzzled him--they puzzled him even more now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Far better for them to be like Angela, cold and unapproachable, alluring yet repellent.
Angela
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From this reading Far better for them to be like Angela, cold and unapproachable, alluring yet repellent.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He certainly had no use for women who ran at one in that way.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading GOLD The one desire, obsessing Jim's mind, was to get away from Devinne's place.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Far better for them to be like Angela, cold and unapproachable, alluring yet repellent.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Far better for them to be like Angela, cold and unapproachable, alluring yet repellent.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading He certainly had no use for women who ran at one in that way.
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 Far better for them to be like Angela, cold and unapproachable, alluring yet repellent.
considerablyadverbUS /kənˈsɪdərəbli/
to a great extent or degree
From this reading Natalie's unblushing overtures had scared him very considerably.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading GOLD The one desire, obsessing Jim's mind, was to get away from Devinne's place.
Devinne's
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From this reading GOLD The one desire, obsessing Jim's mind, was to get away from Devinne's place.
divisible by two
From this reading Women had always puzzled him--they puzzled him even more now.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far better for them to be like Angela, cold and unapproachable, alluring yet repellent.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He certainly had no use for women who ran at one in that way.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GOLD The one desire, obsessing Jim's mind, was to get away from Devinne's place.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading GOLD The one desire, obsessing Jim's mind, was to get away from Devinne's place.
coins made of gold
From this reading GOLD The one desire, obsessing Jim's mind, was to get away from Devinne's place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Natalie's unblushing overtures had scared him very considerably.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He certainly had no use for women who ran at one in that way.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Natalie's unblushing overtures had scared him very considerably.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He certainly had no use for women who ran at one in that way.
Jim's
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From this reading GOLD The one desire, obsessing Jim's mind, was to get away from Devinne's place.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Far better for them to be like Angela, cold and unapproachable, alluring yet repellent.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading GOLD The one desire, obsessing Jim's mind, was to get away from Devinne's place.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Women had always puzzled him--they puzzled him even more now.
Natalie's
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From this reading Natalie's unblushing overtures had scared him very considerably.
not any; not one
From this reading He certainly had no use for women who ran at one in that way.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Women had always puzzled him--they puzzled him even more now.
obsessingverbUS /əbˈsesɪŋ/
-ing form of “obsess” — haunt like a ghost; pursue
From this reading GOLD The one desire, obsessing Jim's mind, was to get away from Devinne's place.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading GOLD The one desire, obsessing Jim's mind, was to get away from Devinne's place.
overturesnounUS /ˈoʊvərtʃʊrz/
plural of “overture” — orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
From this reading Natalie's unblushing overtures had scared him very considerably.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading GOLD The one desire, obsessing Jim's mind, was to get away from Devinne's place.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading Women had always puzzled him--they puzzled him even more now.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He certainly had no use for women who ran at one in that way.
repellentnounUS /rɪˈpelənt/
a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
From this reading Far better for them to be like Angela, cold and unapproachable, alluring yet repellent.
scaredadjectiveUS /skerd/
made afraid
From this reading Natalie's unblushing overtures had scared him very considerably.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He certainly had no use for women who ran at one in that way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOLD The one desire, obsessing Jim's mind, was to get away from Devinne's place.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Far better for them to be like Angela, cold and unapproachable, alluring yet repellent.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Women had always puzzled him--they puzzled him even more now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GOLD The one desire, obsessing Jim's mind, was to get away from Devinne's place.
unapproachableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈproʊtʃəbəl/
discouraging intimacies; reserved
From this reading Far better for them to be like Angela, cold and unapproachable, alluring yet repellent.
unblushingadjective
feeling no shame
From this reading Natalie's unblushing overtures had scared him very considerably.
the act of using
From this reading He certainly had no use for women who ran at one in that way.
precisely as stated
From this reading Natalie's unblushing overtures had scared him very considerably.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GOLD The one desire, obsessing Jim's mind, was to get away from Devinne's place.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He certainly had no use for women who ran at one in that way.
which person or people
From this reading He certainly had no use for women who ran at one in that way.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Women had always puzzled him--they puzzled him even more now.
but in spite of that
From this reading Far better for them to be like Angela, cold and unapproachable, alluring yet repellent.
