used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yet she did not for a moment repent it.
anew
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was done, even as she had said, and her heart bled for her triumph.
anticipatedadjectiveUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading But the thing had been worse than she had anticipated; it was no superficial desire she had aroused in him, but the authentic fire.
arousedadjectiveUS /ərˈaʊzd/
aroused to action
From this reading But the thing had been worse than she had anticipated; it was no superficial desire she had aroused in him, but the authentic fire.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was done, even as she had said, and her heart bled for her triumph.
authenticadjectiveUS /əˈθentɪk/
conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief
From this reading But the thing had been worse than she had anticipated; it was no superficial desire she had aroused in him, but the authentic fire.
bedsidenounUS /ˈbedsaɪd/
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
bledverbUS /bled/
inflected form of “bleed” — lose blood from one's body
From this reading It was done, even as she had said, and her heart bled for her triumph.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the thing had been worse than she had anticipated; it was no superficial desire she had aroused in him, but the authentic fire.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading But the thing had been worse than she had anticipated; it was no superficial desire she had aroused in him, but the authentic fire.
DiananounUS /daɪˈænə/
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yet she did not for a moment repent it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It was done, even as she had said, and her heart bled for her triumph.
divisible by two
From this reading It was done, even as she had said, and her heart bled for her triumph.
start firing a weapon
From this reading But the thing had been worse than she had anticipated; it was no superficial desire she had aroused in him, but the authentic fire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was done, even as she had said, and her heart bled for her triumph.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was done, even as she had said, and her heart bled for her triumph.
hatefuladjectiveUS /ˈheɪtfəl/
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It was done, even as she had said, and her heart bled for her triumph.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jeannie went straight to her room.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the thing had been worse than she had anticipated; it was no superficial desire she had aroused in him, but the authentic fire.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the thing had been worse than she had anticipated; it was no superficial desire she had aroused in him, but the authentic fire.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was done, even as she had said, and her heart bled for her triumph.
Jeannie
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From this reading Jeannie went straight to her room.
conformity or harmony
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
a particular point in time
From this reading Yet she did not for a moment repent it.
absolutely essential
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
not any; not one
From this reading But the thing had been worse than she had anticipated; it was no superficial desire she had aroused in him, but the authentic fire.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet she did not for a moment repent it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
repentverbUS /rɪˈpent/
turn away from sin or do penitence
From this reading Yet she did not for a moment repent it.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Jeannie went straight to her room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It was done, even as she had said, and her heart bled for her triumph.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was done, even as she had said, and her heart bled for her triumph.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Jeannie went straight to her room.
superficialadjectiveUS /ˌsuːpərˈfɪʃəl/
concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually
From this reading But the thing had been worse than she had anticipated; it was no superficial desire she had aroused in him, but the authentic fire.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But the thing had been worse than she had anticipated; it was no superficial desire she had aroused in him, but the authentic fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
a special situation
From this reading But the thing had been worse than she had anticipated; it was no superficial desire she had aroused in him, but the authentic fire.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jeannie went straight to her room.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading It was done, even as she had said, and her heart bled for her triumph.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was done, even as she had said, and her heart bled for her triumph.
weighedverbUS /weɪd/
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Jeannie went straight to her room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading But the thing had been worse than she had anticipated; it was no superficial desire she had aroused in him, but the authentic fire.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had it been necessary to do it again, she would again have gone through the same hateful scene, and her scorn of herself weighed light even now with the keeping of the promise she had made by the bedside of Diana.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet she did not for a moment repent it.
