used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was as if the flood of her emotion had risen to a wave and at his words frozen on its crest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, rather reassured, he tilted her chin and pinched her cold cheek and touched the corner of his eyes with the back of his wrist."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as if the flood of her emotion had risen to a wave and at his words frozen on its crest.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was as if the flood of her emotion had risen to a wave and at his words frozen on its crest.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And, rather reassured, he tilted her chin and pinched her cold cheek and touched the corner of his eyes with the back of his wrist."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She opened her lips to speak, but could only regard him with eyes as hard as ice-fields.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading And, rather reassured, he tilted her chin and pinched her cold cheek and touched the corner of his eyes with the back of his wrist."
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading And, rather reassured, he tilted her chin and pinched her cold cheek and touched the corner of his eyes with the back of his wrist."
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading And, rather reassured, he tilted her chin and pinched her cold cheek and touched the corner of his eyes with the back of his wrist."
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading And, rather reassured, he tilted her chin and pinched her cold cheek and touched the corner of his eyes with the back of his wrist."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She opened her lips to speak, but could only regard him with eyes as hard as ice-fields.
crestnounUS /krest/
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
From this reading It was as if the flood of her emotion had risen to a wave and at his words frozen on its crest.
don't
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From this reading "Gad, if--if I don't!"
any strong feeling
From this reading It was as if the flood of her emotion had risen to a wave and at his words frozen on its crest.
opinion or judgment
From this reading And, rather reassured, he tilted her chin and pinched her cold cheek and touched the corner of his eyes with the back of his wrist."
floodnounUS /flʌd/
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading It was as if the flood of her emotion had risen to a wave and at his words frozen on its crest.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading It was as if the flood of her emotion had risen to a wave and at his words frozen on its crest.
GadnounUS /ɡæd/
an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
From this reading "Gad, if--if I don't!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was as if the flood of her emotion had risen to a wave and at his words frozen on its crest.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading She opened her lips to speak, but could only regard him with eyes as hard as ice-fields.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, rather reassured, he tilted her chin and pinched her cold cheek and touched the corner of his eyes with the back of his wrist."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And, rather reassured, he tilted her chin and pinched her cold cheek and touched the corner of his eyes with the back of his wrist."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She opened her lips to speak, but could only regard him with eyes as hard as ice-fields.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And, rather reassured, he tilted her chin and pinched her cold cheek and touched the corner of his eyes with the back of his wrist."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Gad, if--if I don't!"
ice-fields
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From this reading She opened her lips to speak, but could only regard him with eyes as hard as ice-fields.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Gad, if--if I don't!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as if the flood of her emotion had risen to a wave and at his words frozen on its crest.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was as if the flood of her emotion had risen to a wave and at his words frozen on its crest.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading She opened her lips to speak, but could only regard him with eyes as hard as ice-fields.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Now, now, Mae, don't look thataway.
Mae
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From this reading "Now, now, Mae, don't look thataway.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, now, Mae, don't look thataway.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And, rather reassured, he tilted her chin and pinched her cold cheek and touched the corner of his eyes with the back of his wrist."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was as if the flood of her emotion had risen to a wave and at his words frozen on its crest.
and nothing more
From this reading She opened her lips to speak, but could only regard him with eyes as hard as ice-fields.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading She opened her lips to speak, but could only regard him with eyes as hard as ice-fields.
pinchedadjectiveUS /pɪntʃt/
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading And, rather reassured, he tilted her chin and pinched her cold cheek and touched the corner of his eyes with the back of his wrist."
on the contrary
From this reading And, rather reassured, he tilted her chin and pinched her cold cheek and touched the corner of his eyes with the back of his wrist."
reassuredadjectiveUS /ˌriːəˈʃʊrd/
having confidence restored; freed from anxiety
From this reading And, rather reassured, he tilted her chin and pinched her cold cheek and touched the corner of his eyes with the back of his wrist."
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading She opened her lips to speak, but could only regard him with eyes as hard as ice-fields.
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading It was as if the flood of her emotion had risen to a wave and at his words frozen on its crest.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She opened her lips to speak, but could only regard him with eyes as hard as ice-fields.
express in speech
From this reading She opened her lips to speak, but could only regard him with eyes as hard as ice-fields.
thataway
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From this reading "Now, now, Mae, don't look thataway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And, rather reassured, he tilted her chin and pinched her cold cheek and touched the corner of his eyes with the back of his wrist."
tiltedadjectiveUS /ˈtɪltɪd/
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading And, rather reassured, he tilted her chin and pinched her cold cheek and touched the corner of his eyes with the back of his wrist."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was as if the flood of her emotion had risen to a wave and at his words frozen on its crest.
having come into contact
From this reading And, rather reassured, he tilted her chin and pinched her cold cheek and touched the corner of his eyes with the back of his wrist."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as if the flood of her emotion had risen to a wave and at his words frozen on its crest.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading It was as if the flood of her emotion had risen to a wave and at his words frozen on its crest.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And, rather reassured, he tilted her chin and pinched her cold cheek and touched the corner of his eyes with the back of his wrist."
the words that are spoken
From this reading It was as if the flood of her emotion had risen to a wave and at his words frozen on its crest.
wristnounUS /rɪst/
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading And, rather reassured, he tilted her chin and pinched her cold cheek and touched the corner of his eyes with the back of his wrist."
