used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How poor the love that blindly seeks To avenge the scorn its presence wakes,-- 'Tis only smarting pride that speaks A requiem, for its own mistakes.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Stella remained unconscious throughout the night, but she was carefully watched by Julia Webber, who would allow no one to enter the room where she lay.
amazedadjectiveUS /əˈmeɪzd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was bewildered and frightened when she awoke the next morning in such strange surroundings.
avengeverbUS /əˈvendʒ/
take revenge for a perceived wrong
From this reading How poor the love that blindly seeks To avenge the scorn its presence wakes,-- 'Tis only smarting pride that speaks A requiem, for its own mistakes.
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading She was bewildered and frightened when she awoke the next morning in such strange surroundings.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
bewilderedadjectiveUS /bɪˈwɪldərd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading She was bewildered and frightened when she awoke the next morning in such strange surroundings.
blindlyadverbUS /ˈblaɪndli/
without seeing or looking
From this reading How poor the love that blindly seeks To avenge the scorn its presence wakes,-- 'Tis only smarting pride that speaks A requiem, for its own mistakes.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Stella remained unconscious throughout the night, but she was carefully watched by Julia Webber, who would allow no one to enter the room where she lay.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Stella remained unconscious throughout the night, but she was carefully watched by Julia Webber, who would allow no one to enter the room where she lay.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Stella remained unconscious throughout the night, but she was carefully watched by Julia Webber, who would allow no one to enter the room where she lay.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
daintyadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/
delicately beautiful
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
put on clothes
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
to come or go into
From this reading Stella remained unconscious throughout the night, but she was carefully watched by Julia Webber, who would allow no one to enter the room where she lay.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading JULIA WEBBER LAYS PLANS FOR REVENGE.
made afraid
From this reading She was bewildered and frightened when she awoke the next morning in such strange surroundings.
garmentnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənt/
an article of clothing
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
How
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From this reading How poor the love that blindly seeks To avenge the scorn its presence wakes,-- 'Tis only smarting pride that speaks A requiem, for its own mistakes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was bewildered and frightened when she awoke the next morning in such strange surroundings.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading How poor the love that blindly seeks To avenge the scorn its presence wakes,-- 'Tis only smarting pride that speaks A requiem, for its own mistakes.
JULIA
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From this reading JULIA WEBBER LAYS PLANS FOR REVENGE.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Stella remained unconscious throughout the night, but she was carefully watched by Julia Webber, who would allow no one to enter the room where she lay.
LAYSnounUS /leɪz/
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading JULIA WEBBER LAYS PLANS FOR REVENGE.
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 During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading How poor the love that blindly seeks To avenge the scorn its presence wakes,-- 'Tis only smarting pride that speaks A requiem, for its own mistakes.
mistakesnounUS /mɪˈsteɪks/
plural of “mistake” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading How poor the love that blindly seeks To avenge the scorn its presence wakes,-- 'Tis only smarting pride that speaks A requiem, for its own mistakes.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She was bewildered and frightened when she awoke the next morning in such strange surroundings.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading She was bewildered and frightened when she awoke the next morning in such strange surroundings.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Stella remained unconscious throughout the night, but she was carefully watched by Julia Webber, who would allow no one to enter the room where she lay.
not any; not one
From this reading Stella remained unconscious throughout the night, but she was carefully watched by Julia Webber, who would allow no one to enter the room where she lay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Stella remained unconscious throughout the night, but she was carefully watched by Julia Webber, who would allow no one to enter the room where she lay.
and nothing more
From this reading How poor the love that blindly seeks To avenge the scorn its presence wakes,-- 'Tis only smarting pride that speaks A requiem, for its own mistakes.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading How poor the love that blindly seeks To avenge the scorn its presence wakes,-- 'Tis only smarting pride that speaks A requiem, for its own mistakes.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading JULIA WEBBER LAYS PLANS FOR REVENGE.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading How poor the love that blindly seeks To avenge the scorn its presence wakes,-- 'Tis only smarting pride that speaks A requiem, for its own mistakes.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading How poor the love that blindly seeks To avenge the scorn its presence wakes,-- 'Tis only smarting pride that speaks A requiem, for its own mistakes.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading How poor the love that blindly seeks To avenge the scorn its presence wakes,-- 'Tis only smarting pride that speaks A requiem, for its own mistakes.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Stella remained unconscious throughout the night, but she was carefully watched by Julia Webber, who would allow no one to enter the room where she lay.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
requiemnounUS /ˈrekwiəm/
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
From this reading How poor the love that blindly seeks To avenge the scorn its presence wakes,-- 'Tis only smarting pride that speaks A requiem, for its own mistakes.
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading JULIA WEBBER LAYS PLANS FOR REVENGE.
robedadjectiveUS /roʊbd/
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Stella remained unconscious throughout the night, but she was carefully watched by Julia Webber, who would allow no one to enter the room where she lay.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading How poor the love that blindly seeks To avenge the scorn its presence wakes,-- 'Tis only smarting pride that speaks A requiem, for its own mistakes.
seeksnounUS /siːks/
plural of “seek” — the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
From this reading How poor the love that blindly seeks To avenge the scorn its presence wakes,-- 'Tis only smarting pride that speaks A requiem, for its own mistakes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stella remained unconscious throughout the night, but she was carefully watched by Julia Webber, who would allow no one to enter the room where she lay.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
smartingnounUS /ˈsmɑːrtɪŋ/
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
From this reading How poor the love that blindly seeks To avenge the scorn its presence wakes,-- 'Tis only smarting pride that speaks A requiem, for its own mistakes.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
speaksverbUS /spiːks/
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading How poor the love that blindly seeks To avenge the scorn its presence wakes,-- 'Tis only smarting pride that speaks A requiem, for its own mistakes.
StellanounUS /ˈstelə/
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading Stella remained unconscious throughout the night, but she was carefully watched by Julia Webber, who would allow no one to enter the room where she lay.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading She was bewildered and frightened when she awoke the next morning in such strange surroundings.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She was bewildered and frightened when she awoke the next morning in such strange surroundings.
surroundingsnounUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋz/
the environmental condition
From this reading She was bewildered and frightened when she awoke the next morning in such strange surroundings.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
temptingadjectiveUS /ˈtemptɪŋ/
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How poor the love that blindly seeks To avenge the scorn its presence wakes,-- 'Tis only smarting pride that speaks A requiem, for its own mistakes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How poor the love that blindly seeks To avenge the scorn its presence wakes,-- 'Tis only smarting pride that speaks A requiem, for its own mistakes.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Stella remained unconscious throughout the night, but she was carefully watched by Julia Webber, who would allow no one to enter the room where she lay.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading How poor the love that blindly seeks To avenge the scorn its presence wakes,-- 'Tis only smarting pride that speaks A requiem, for its own mistakes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How poor the love that blindly seeks To avenge the scorn its presence wakes,-- 'Tis only smarting pride that speaks A requiem, for its own mistakes.
traynounUS /treɪ/
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading Stella remained unconscious throughout the night, but she was carefully watched by Julia Webber, who would allow no one to enter the room where she lay.
wakesnounUS /weɪks/
plural of “wake” — the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
From this reading How poor the love that blindly seeks To avenge the scorn its presence wakes,-- 'Tis only smarting pride that speaks A requiem, for its own mistakes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Stella remained unconscious throughout the night, but she was carefully watched by Julia Webber, who would allow no one to enter the room where she lay.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Stella remained unconscious throughout the night, but she was carefully watched by Julia Webber, who would allow no one to enter the room where she lay.
WEBBER
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From this reading JULIA WEBBER LAYS PLANS FOR REVENGE.
at the time that
From this reading She was bewildered and frightened when she awoke the next morning in such strange surroundings.
in or at the place that
From this reading Stella remained unconscious throughout the night, but she was carefully watched by Julia Webber, who would allow no one to enter the room where she lay.
which person or people
From this reading Stella remained unconscious throughout the night, but she was carefully watched by Julia Webber, who would allow no one to enter the room where she lay.
in the company of; together with
From this reading During the night her dress had been removed and she was amazed to find herself robed in a long, comfortable garment of soft red silk, and by her side a slender table with a tempting breakfast on a dainty silver tray awaiting her pleasure.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Stella remained unconscious throughout the night, but she was carefully watched by Julia Webber, who would allow no one to enter the room where she lay.
