used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had wasted to a skeleton.
(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 This poor supposed "reprobate" had all that time been buffeted by Satan without mercy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
artsnounUS /ɑːrts/
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Seven months of despair had now worn slowly away.
have
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This poor supposed "reprobate" had all that time been buffeted by Satan without mercy.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
buffetedadjectiveUS /bəˈfeɪd/
pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities
From this reading This poor supposed "reprobate" had all that time been buffeted by Satan without mercy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This poor supposed "reprobate" had all that time been buffeted by Satan without mercy.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Seven months of despair had now worn slowly away.
an opposing military force
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
the organ of sight
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading GREAT VICTORIES.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Seven months of despair had now worn slowly away.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
hopelessadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpləs/
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
lusterlessadjective
lacking brilliance or vitality
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading This poor supposed "reprobate" had all that time been buffeted by Satan without mercy.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Seven months of despair had now worn slowly away.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Seven months of despair had now worn slowly away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Seven months of despair had now worn slowly away.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading This poor supposed "reprobate" had all that time been buffeted by Satan without mercy.
prizenounUS /praɪz/
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
reprobateverbUS /ˈreprɔːbeɪt/
reject (documents) as invalid
From this reading This poor supposed "reprobate" had all that time been buffeted by Satan without mercy.
righteousnessnounUS /ˈraɪtʃəsnəs/
adhering to moral principles
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
ruddyadjectiveUS /ˈrʌdi/
inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
SatannounUS /ˈseɪtən/
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading This poor supposed "reprobate" had all that time been buffeted by Satan without mercy.
get by special effort
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Seven months of despair had now worn slowly away.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had wasted to a skeleton.
skeletonnounUS /ˈskelətən/
something reduced to its minimal form
From this reading She had wasted to a skeleton.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Seven months of despair had now worn slowly away.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
suicidenounUS /ˈsuːəsaɪd/
the act of killing yourself
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
sunkenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌŋkən/
having a sunken area
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
required or under orders
From this reading This poor supposed "reprobate" had all that time been buffeted by Satan without mercy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This poor supposed "reprobate" had all that time been buffeted by Satan without mercy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This poor supposed "reprobate" had all that time been buffeted by Satan without mercy.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This poor supposed "reprobate" had all that time been buffeted by Satan without mercy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had wasted to a skeleton.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her large, sharp eye had become heavy and lusterless, and her ruddy cheek pale and sunken, and every expression sad and hopeless; and the "enemy of all righteousness" got into a hurry to secure his prize, and brought all his arts to bear upon the suggestion of suicide!
VICTORIESnounUS /ˈvɪktəriz/
plural of “victory” — a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading GREAT VICTORIES.
wastedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪstɪd/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading She had wasted to a skeleton.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading This poor supposed "reprobate" had all that time been buffeted by Satan without mercy.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Seven months of despair had now worn slowly away.
