used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
(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 Then it all came back to her with cruel distinctness.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then it all came back to her with cruel distinctness.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
of short duration or distance
From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
BrooksnounUS /brʊks/
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then it all came back to her with cruel distinctness.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
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DaisynounUS /ˈdeɪzi/
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
distinctnessnoun
the quality of being sharp and clear
From this reading Then it all came back to her with cruel distinctness.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
opinion or judgment
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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set up or found
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "How came I here?
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
How
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From this reading "How came I here?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then it all came back to her with cruel distinctness.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
ordealnounUS /ɔːrˈdiːl/
a severe or trying experience
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past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
posturenounUS /ˈpɑːstʃər/
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
From this reading "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.
tangledadjectiveUS /ˈtæŋɡəld/
in a confused mass
From this reading "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then it all came back to her with cruel distinctness.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then it all came back to her with cruel distinctness.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
at the time that
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
a Caucasian
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then it all came back to her with cruel distinctness.
