used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A JUNE DAY.
anew
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
attractionsnounUS /əˈtrækʃənz/
plural of “attraction” — the force by which one object attracts another
From this reading But when she began to think of it, the attractions were found irresistible.
completely unclothed
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But when she began to think of it, the attractions were found irresistible.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
next to; at the side of
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when she began to think of it, the attractions were found irresistible.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
a female human offspring
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A JUNE DAY.
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 Mrs. Starling hesitated, when Diana proposed her plan; she would think of it, she said.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
set up or found
From this reading But when she began to think of it, the attractions were found irresistible.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
grandchildnounUS /ˈɡrændtʃaɪld/
a child of your son or daughter
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Starling hesitated, when Diana proposed her plan; she would think of it, she said.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Mrs. Starling hesitated, when Diana proposed her plan; she would think of it, she said.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
irresistibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl/
impossible to resist; overpowering
From this reading But when she began to think of it, the attractions were found irresistible.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Starling hesitated, when Diana proposed her plan; she would think of it, she said.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading A JUNE DAY.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Starling hesitated, when Diana proposed her plan; she would think of it, she said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
objectedverbUS /əbˈdʒektəd/
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading Then she objected that the house was too small.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Starling hesitated, when Diana proposed her plan; she would think of it, she said.
on one occasion
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
by chance
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Mrs. Starling hesitated, when Diana proposed her plan; she would think of it, she said.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Mrs. Starling hesitated, when Diana proposed her plan; she would think of it, she said.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mrs. Starling hesitated, when Diana proposed her plan; she would think of it, she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Starling hesitated, when Diana proposed her plan; she would think of it, she said.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then she objected that the house was too small.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
StarlingnounUS /ˈstɑːrlɪŋ/
gregarious birds native to the Old World
From this reading Mrs. Starling hesitated, when Diana proposed her plan; she would think of it, she said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But when she began to think of it, the attractions were found irresistible.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she objected that the house was too small.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Mrs. Starling hesitated, when Diana proposed her plan; she would think of it, she said.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But when she began to think of it, the attractions were found irresistible.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Then she objected that the house was too small.
unexplainedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspleɪnd/
not explained
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then she objected that the house was too small.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But when she began to think of it, the attractions were found irresistible.
at the time that
From this reading Mrs. Starling hesitated, when Diana proposed her plan; she would think of it, she said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mrs. Starling hesitated, when Diana proposed her plan; she would think of it, she said.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading To have her grandchild in the house beside her, perhaps with a vague thought of making up to her daughter in some unexplained way for the wrong she had done; at any rate, to have voices and life in the house again, instead of the bare silence; voices of people that belonged to her own blood; Mrs. Starling found that she could not give up the idea, once it got into her head.
