used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PRIMITIVE LOVER Wolf led Barbara into his office, lighted the lamp, and waited in patience for her first blinding surrender to grief to spend itself before speaking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PRIMITIVE LOVER Wolf led Barbara into his office, lighted the lamp, and waited in patience for her first blinding surrender to grief to spend itself before speaking.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The little figure stiffened, and her gaze was steady, though her fingers trembled as she nervously twisted the tiny handkerchief she held.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He stood over her at last with a smile, bent and touched her brown curls.
Barbara
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From this reading A PRIMITIVE LOVER Wolf led Barbara into his office, lighted the lamp, and waited in patience for her first blinding surrender to grief to spend itself before speaking.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading "It's no use, my beauty, I'm on to your tricks now!"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A PRIMITIVE LOVER Wolf led Barbara into his office, lighted the lamp, and waited in patience for her first blinding surrender to grief to spend itself before speaking.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading He stood over her at last with a smile, bent and touched her brown curls.
blindingadjectiveUS /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading A PRIMITIVE LOVER Wolf led Barbara into his office, lighted the lamp, and waited in patience for her first blinding surrender to grief to spend itself before speaking.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading He stood over her at last with a smile, bent and touched her brown curls.
curlsnounUS /kɜːrlz/
plural of “curl” — a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
From this reading He stood over her at last with a smile, bent and touched her brown curls.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading The girl sprang to her feet and faced him.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The girl sprang to her feet and faced him.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The little figure stiffened, and her gaze was steady, though her fingers trembled as she nervously twisted the tiny handkerchief she held.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading The little figure stiffened, and her gaze was steady, though her fingers trembled as she nervously twisted the tiny handkerchief she held.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading A PRIMITIVE LOVER Wolf led Barbara into his office, lighted the lamp, and waited in patience for her first blinding surrender to grief to spend itself before speaking.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A PRIMITIVE LOVER Wolf led Barbara into his office, lighted the lamp, and waited in patience for her first blinding surrender to grief to spend itself before speaking.
a long fixed look
From this reading The little figure stiffened, and her gaze was steady, though her fingers trembled as she nervously twisted the tiny handkerchief she held.
a young female
From this reading The girl sprang to her feet and faced him.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading A PRIMITIVE LOVER Wolf led Barbara into his office, lighted the lamp, and waited in patience for her first blinding surrender to grief to spend itself before speaking.
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading The little figure stiffened, and her gaze was steady, though her fingers trembled as she nervously twisted the tiny handkerchief she held.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood over her at last with a smile, bent and touched her brown curls.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The little figure stiffened, and her gaze was steady, though her fingers trembled as she nervously twisted the tiny handkerchief she held.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A PRIMITIVE LOVER Wolf led Barbara into his office, lighted the lamp, and waited in patience for her first blinding surrender to grief to spend itself before speaking.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl sprang to her feet and faced him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A PRIMITIVE LOVER Wolf led Barbara into his office, lighted the lamp, and waited in patience for her first blinding surrender to grief to spend itself before speaking.
I'm
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A PRIMITIVE LOVER Wolf led Barbara into his office, lighted the lamp, and waited in patience for her first blinding surrender to grief to spend itself before speaking.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A PRIMITIVE LOVER Wolf led Barbara into his office, lighted the lamp, and waited in patience for her first blinding surrender to grief to spend itself before speaking.
It's
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From this reading "It's no use, my beauty, I'm on to your tricks now!"
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading A PRIMITIVE LOVER Wolf led Barbara into his office, lighted the lamp, and waited in patience for her first blinding surrender to grief to spend itself before speaking.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading A PRIMITIVE LOVER Wolf led Barbara into his office, lighted the lamp, and waited in patience for her first blinding surrender to grief to spend itself before speaking.
immediately past
From this reading He stood over her at last with a smile, bent and touched her brown curls.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading A PRIMITIVE LOVER Wolf led Barbara into his office, lighted the lamp, and waited in patience for her first blinding surrender to grief to spend itself before speaking.
set afire or burning
From this reading A PRIMITIVE LOVER Wolf led Barbara into his office, lighted the lamp, and waited in patience for her first blinding surrender to grief to spend itself before speaking.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little figure stiffened, and her gaze was steady, though her fingers trembled as she nervously twisted the tiny handkerchief she held.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading A PRIMITIVE LOVER Wolf led Barbara into his office, lighted the lamp, and waited in patience for her first blinding surrender to grief to spend itself before speaking.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It's no use, my beauty, I'm on to your tricks now!"
nervouslyadverbUS /ˈnɜːrvəsli/
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading The little figure stiffened, and her gaze was steady, though her fingers trembled as she nervously twisted the tiny handkerchief she held.
not any; not one
From this reading "It's no use, my beauty, I'm on to your tricks now!"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "It's no use, my beauty, I'm on to your tricks now!"
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading A PRIMITIVE LOVER Wolf led Barbara into his office, lighted the lamp, and waited in patience for her first blinding surrender to grief to spend itself before speaking.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It's no use, my beauty, I'm on to your tricks now!"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He stood over her at last with a smile, bent and touched her brown curls.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading A PRIMITIVE LOVER Wolf led Barbara into his office, lighted the lamp, and waited in patience for her first blinding surrender to grief to spend itself before speaking.
PRIMITIVEadjectiveUS /ˈprɪmətɪv/
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
From this reading A PRIMITIVE LOVER Wolf led Barbara into his office, lighted the lamp, and waited in patience for her first blinding surrender to grief to spend itself before speaking.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The little figure stiffened, and her gaze was steady, though her fingers trembled as she nervously twisted the tiny handkerchief she held.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He stood over her at last with a smile, bent and touched her brown curls.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading A PRIMITIVE LOVER Wolf led Barbara into his office, lighted the lamp, and waited in patience for her first blinding surrender to grief to spend itself before speaking.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading A PRIMITIVE LOVER Wolf led Barbara into his office, lighted the lamp, and waited in patience for her first blinding surrender to grief to spend itself before speaking.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The girl sprang to her feet and faced him.
make steady
From this reading The little figure stiffened, and her gaze was steady, though her fingers trembled as she nervously twisted the tiny handkerchief she held.
stiffenedverbUS /ˈstɪfənd/
past form of “stiffen” — become stiff or stiffer
From this reading The little figure stiffened, and her gaze was steady, though her fingers trembled as she nervously twisted the tiny handkerchief she held.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood over her at last with a smile, bent and touched her brown curls.
surrendernounUS /sərˈendər/
acceptance of despair
From this reading A PRIMITIVE LOVER Wolf led Barbara into his office, lighted the lamp, and waited in patience for her first blinding surrender to grief to spend itself before speaking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PRIMITIVE LOVER Wolf led Barbara into his office, lighted the lamp, and waited in patience for her first blinding surrender to grief to spend itself before speaking.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The little figure stiffened, and her gaze was steady, though her fingers trembled as she nervously twisted the tiny handkerchief she held.
very small
From this reading The little figure stiffened, and her gaze was steady, though her fingers trembled as she nervously twisted the tiny handkerchief she held.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PRIMITIVE LOVER Wolf led Barbara into his office, lighted the lamp, and waited in patience for her first blinding surrender to grief to spend itself before speaking.
having come into contact
From this reading He stood over her at last with a smile, bent and touched her brown curls.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading The little figure stiffened, and her gaze was steady, though her fingers trembled as she nervously twisted the tiny handkerchief she held.
tricksnounUS /trɪks/
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading "It's no use, my beauty, I'm on to your tricks now!"
twistedadjectiveUS /ˈtwɪstɪd/
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading The little figure stiffened, and her gaze was steady, though her fingers trembled as she nervously twisted the tiny handkerchief she held.
the act of using
From this reading "It's no use, my beauty, I'm on to your tricks now!"
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading A PRIMITIVE LOVER Wolf led Barbara into his office, lighted the lamp, and waited in patience for her first blinding surrender to grief to spend itself before speaking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little figure stiffened, and her gaze was steady, though her fingers trembled as she nervously twisted the tiny handkerchief she held.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He stood over her at last with a smile, bent and touched her brown curls.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading A PRIMITIVE LOVER Wolf led Barbara into his office, lighted the lamp, and waited in patience for her first blinding surrender to grief to spend itself before speaking.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's no use, my beauty, I'm on to your tricks now!"
