used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am a wicked woman; at least I have been told so, long ago.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading She dismissed her maid before undressing, who, accustomed to her mistress's moods, thought nothing of it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading CONSCIENCE TROUBLES Lenise Elroy sat in her bedroom long after Fletcher Denyer left the house.
in the past
From this reading I am a wicked woman; at least I have been told so, long ago.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "I hate being alone," she said to herself, "and yet it is only then I can throw off the mask.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am a wicked woman; at least I have been told so, long ago.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I hate being alone," she said to herself, "and yet it is only then I can throw off the mask.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am a wicked woman; at least I have been told so, long ago.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading CONSCIENCE TROUBLES Lenise Elroy sat in her bedroom long after Fletcher Denyer left the house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I am a wicked woman; at least I have been told so, long ago.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She dismissed her maid before undressing, who, accustomed to her mistress's moods, thought nothing of it.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "I hate being alone," she said to herself, "and yet it is only then I can throw off the mask.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I hate being alone," she said to herself, "and yet it is only then I can throw off the mask.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading CONSCIENCE TROUBLES Lenise Elroy sat in her bedroom long after Fletcher Denyer left the house.
Denyer
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From this reading CONSCIENCE TROUBLES Lenise Elroy sat in her bedroom long after Fletcher Denyer left the house.
dismissedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsmɪst/
having lost your job
From this reading She dismissed her maid before undressing, who, accustomed to her mistress's moods, thought nothing of it.
Elroy
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From this reading CONSCIENCE TROUBLES Lenise Elroy sat in her bedroom long after Fletcher Denyer left the house.
FletchernounUS /ˈfletʃər/
prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
From this reading CONSCIENCE TROUBLES Lenise Elroy sat in her bedroom long after Fletcher Denyer left the house.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading "I hate being alone," she said to herself, "and yet it is only then I can throw off the mask.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am a wicked woman; at least I have been told so, long ago.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CONSCIENCE TROUBLES Lenise Elroy sat in her bedroom long after Fletcher Denyer left the house.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I hate being alone," she said to herself, "and yet it is only then I can throw off the mask.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading CONSCIENCE TROUBLES Lenise Elroy sat in her bedroom long after Fletcher Denyer left the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hate being alone," she said to herself, "and yet it is only then I can throw off the mask.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CONSCIENCE TROUBLES Lenise Elroy sat in her bedroom long after Fletcher Denyer left the house.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I hate being alone," she said to herself, "and yet it is only then I can throw off the mask.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She dismissed her maid before undressing, who, accustomed to her mistress's moods, thought nothing of it.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading I am a wicked woman; at least I have been told so, long ago.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading CONSCIENCE TROUBLES Lenise Elroy sat in her bedroom long after Fletcher Denyer left the house.
Lenise
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From this reading CONSCIENCE TROUBLES Lenise Elroy sat in her bedroom long after Fletcher Denyer left the house.
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 CONSCIENCE TROUBLES Lenise Elroy sat in her bedroom long after Fletcher Denyer left the house.
a female domestic
From this reading She dismissed her maid before undressing, who, accustomed to her mistress's moods, thought nothing of it.
maskverbUS /mæsk/
hide under a false appearance
From this reading "I hate being alone," she said to herself, "and yet it is only then I can throw off the mask.
mistress's
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From this reading She dismissed her maid before undressing, who, accustomed to her mistress's moods, thought nothing of it.
moodsnounUS /muːdz/
plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading She dismissed her maid before undressing, who, accustomed to her mistress's moods, thought nothing of it.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She dismissed her maid before undressing, who, accustomed to her mistress's moods, thought nothing of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She dismissed her maid before undressing, who, accustomed to her mistress's moods, thought nothing of it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I hate being alone," she said to herself, "and yet it is only then I can throw off the mask.
and nothing more
From this reading "I hate being alone," she said to herself, "and yet it is only then I can throw off the mask.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Perhaps I am, or was at that time.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps I am, or was at that time.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I hate being alone," she said to herself, "and yet it is only then I can throw off the mask.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading CONSCIENCE TROUBLES Lenise Elroy sat in her bedroom long after Fletcher Denyer left the house.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She dismissed her maid before undressing, who, accustomed to her mistress's moods, thought nothing of it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am a wicked woman; at least I have been told so, long ago.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps I am, or was at that time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONSCIENCE TROUBLES Lenise Elroy sat in her bedroom long after Fletcher Denyer left the house.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I hate being alone," she said to herself, "and yet it is only then I can throw off the mask.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She dismissed her maid before undressing, who, accustomed to her mistress's moods, thought nothing of it.
propel through the air
From this reading "I hate being alone," she said to herself, "and yet it is only then I can throw off the mask.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Perhaps I am, or was at that time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She dismissed her maid before undressing, who, accustomed to her mistress's moods, thought nothing of it.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I am a wicked woman; at least I have been told so, long ago.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading CONSCIENCE TROUBLES Lenise Elroy sat in her bedroom long after Fletcher Denyer left the house.
undressing
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From this reading She dismissed her maid before undressing, who, accustomed to her mistress's moods, thought nothing of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps I am, or was at that time.
which person or people
From this reading She dismissed her maid before undressing, who, accustomed to her mistress's moods, thought nothing of it.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading I am a wicked woman; at least I have been told so, long ago.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I am a wicked woman; at least I have been told so, long ago.
but in spite of that
From this reading "I hate being alone," she said to herself, "and yet it is only then I can throw off the mask.
