used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She tried to get back her distant vistas, fading into the pale horizon; she tried to recover the silvery endlessness which had shot through her as a vision of light.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
accentsnounUS /ˈæksents/
plural of “accent” — distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
(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 But instead her brain was all awhirl with a kaleidoscope of very recent petty memories: the children, Quaerts, Emerson, Jules, Suzette, Amelie.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Cecile was alone; the children had gone upstairs to tidy themselves for dinner.
Amelie
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From this reading But instead her brain was all awhirl with a kaleidoscope of very recent petty memories: the children, Quaerts, Emerson, Jules, Suzette, Amelie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She tried to get back her distant vistas, fading into the pale horizon; she tried to recover the silvery endlessness which had shot through her as a vision of light.
awhirl
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From this reading But instead her brain was all awhirl with a kaleidoscope of very recent petty memories: the children, Quaerts, Emerson, Jules, Suzette, Amelie.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She tried to get back her distant vistas, fading into the pale horizon; she tried to recover the silvery endlessness which had shot through her as a vision of light.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading But instead her brain was all awhirl with a kaleidoscope of very recent petty memories: the children, Quaerts, Emerson, Jules, Suzette, Amelie.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But instead her brain was all awhirl with a kaleidoscope of very recent petty memories: the children, Quaerts, Emerson, Jules, Suzette, Amelie.
Cecile
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From this reading Cecile was alone; the children had gone upstairs to tidy themselves for dinner.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Cecile was alone; the children had gone upstairs to tidy themselves for dinner.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
concatenationnounUS /kənˌkætəˈneɪʃən/
the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Cecile was alone; the children had gone upstairs to tidy themselves for dinner.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading She tried to get back her distant vistas, fading into the pale horizon; she tried to recover the silvery endlessness which had shot through her as a vision of light.
EmersonnounUS /ˈemərsən/
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
From this reading But instead her brain was all awhirl with a kaleidoscope of very recent petty memories: the children, Quaerts, Emerson, Jules, Suzette, Amelie.
endlessadjectiveUS /ˈendləs/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
endlessnessnoun
the property of being (or seeming to be) without end
From this reading She tried to get back her distant vistas, fading into the pale horizon; she tried to recover the silvery endlessness which had shot through her as a vision of light.
essencenounUS /ˈesəns/
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
fadingnounUS /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading She tried to get back her distant vistas, fading into the pale horizon; she tried to recover the silvery endlessness which had shot through her as a vision of light.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cecile was alone; the children had gone upstairs to tidy themselves for dinner.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She tried to get back her distant vistas, fading into the pale horizon; she tried to recover the silvery endlessness which had shot through her as a vision of light.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
the act of departing
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Cecile was alone; the children had gone upstairs to tidy themselves for dinner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cecile was alone; the children had gone upstairs to tidy themselves for dinner.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She tried to get back her distant vistas, fading into the pale horizon; she tried to recover the silvery endlessness which had shot through her as a vision of light.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading She tried to get back her distant vistas, fading into the pale horizon; she tried to recover the silvery endlessness which had shot through her as a vision of light.
How
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From this reading How strange, how strange life was!...
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading But instead her brain was all awhirl with a kaleidoscope of very recent petty memories: the children, Quaerts, Emerson, Jules, Suzette, Amelie.
interchangenounUS /ˌɪntərˈtʃeɪndʒ/
a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She tried to get back her distant vistas, fading into the pale horizon; she tried to recover the silvery endlessness which had shot through her as a vision of light.
Jules
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From this reading But instead her brain was all awhirl with a kaleidoscope of very recent petty memories: the children, Quaerts, Emerson, Jules, Suzette, Amelie.
kaleidoscopenounUS /kəˈlaɪdəskoʊp/
a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes
From this reading But instead her brain was all awhirl with a kaleidoscope of very recent petty memories: the children, Quaerts, Emerson, Jules, Suzette, Amelie.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading How strange, how strange life was!...
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading She tried to get back her distant vistas, fading into the pale horizon; she tried to recover the silvery endlessness which had shot through her as a vision of light.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading But instead her brain was all awhirl with a kaleidoscope of very recent petty memories: the children, Quaerts, Emerson, Jules, Suzette, Amelie.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She tried to get back her distant vistas, fading into the pale horizon; she tried to recover the silvery endlessness which had shot through her as a vision of light.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading She tried to get back her distant vistas, fading into the pale horizon; she tried to recover the silvery endlessness which had shot through her as a vision of light.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
pettyadjectiveUS /ˈpetiː/
inferior in rank or status
From this reading But instead her brain was all awhirl with a kaleidoscope of very recent petty memories: the children, Quaerts, Emerson, Jules, Suzette, Amelie.
phenomenanounUS /fəˈnɑːmənə/
plural of “phenomenon” — any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
Quaerts
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From this reading But instead her brain was all awhirl with a kaleidoscope of very recent petty memories: the children, Quaerts, Emerson, Jules, Suzette, Amelie.
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading But instead her brain was all awhirl with a kaleidoscope of very recent petty memories: the children, Quaerts, Emerson, Jules, Suzette, Amelie.
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading She tried to get back her distant vistas, fading into the pale horizon; she tried to recover the silvery endlessness which had shot through her as a vision of light.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She tried to get back her distant vistas, fading into the pale horizon; she tried to recover the silvery endlessness which had shot through her as a vision of light.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading She tried to get back her distant vistas, fading into the pale horizon; she tried to recover the silvery endlessness which had shot through her as a vision of light.
silveryadjectiveUS /ˈsɪlvəri/
resembling or reminiscent of silver
From this reading She tried to get back her distant vistas, fading into the pale horizon; she tried to recover the silvery endlessness which had shot through her as a vision of light.
in or at or to some place
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading How strange, how strange life was!...
Suzette
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From this reading But instead her brain was all awhirl with a kaleidoscope of very recent petty memories: the children, Quaerts, Emerson, Jules, Suzette, Amelie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cecile was alone; the children had gone upstairs to tidy themselves for dinner.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Cecile was alone; the children had gone upstairs to tidy themselves for dinner.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She tried to get back her distant vistas, fading into the pale horizon; she tried to recover the silvery endlessness which had shot through her as a vision of light.
tidyadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪdi/
marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits
From this reading Cecile was alone; the children had gone upstairs to tidy themselves for dinner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cecile was alone; the children had gone upstairs to tidy themselves for dinner.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She tried to get back her distant vistas, fading into the pale horizon; she tried to recover the silvery endlessness which had shot through her as a vision of light.
on a floor above
From this reading Cecile was alone; the children had gone upstairs to tidy themselves for dinner.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
precisely as stated
From this reading But instead her brain was all awhirl with a kaleidoscope of very recent petty memories: the children, Quaerts, Emerson, Jules, Suzette, Amelie.
a vivid mental image
From this reading She tried to get back her distant vistas, fading into the pale horizon; she tried to recover the silvery endlessness which had shot through her as a vision of light.
vistasnounUS /ˈvɪstəz/
plural of “vista” — the visual percept of a region
From this reading She tried to get back her distant vistas, fading into the pale horizon; she tried to recover the silvery endlessness which had shot through her as a vision of light.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cecile was alone; the children had gone upstairs to tidy themselves for dinner.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She tried to get back her distant vistas, fading into the pale horizon; she tried to recover the silvery endlessness which had shot through her as a vision of light.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But instead her brain was all awhirl with a kaleidoscope of very recent petty memories: the children, Quaerts, Emerson, Jules, Suzette, Amelie.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The outer life; the coming and going of people about us; the sounds of words which they utter in strange accents; the endless interchange of phenomena; the concatenation of those phenomena, one with the other; strange, too, the presence of a soul somewhere inside us, like a god within us, never to be known in our own essence.
