used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
(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 Jewel stood like one rooted to the floor gazing at her terrible work, for to all appearance life had fled from her hapless victim.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Jewel stood like one rooted to the floor gazing at her terrible work, for to all appearance life had fled from her hapless victim.
ashenadjectiveUS /ˈæʃən/
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
on or to one side
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jewel stood like one rooted to the floor gazing at her terrible work, for to all appearance life had fled from her hapless victim.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Before Heaven, I did not mean to do this!"
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading In a minute she flung herself down upon her knees and felt for her sister's heart, but no pulse stirred the white breast of the prostrate girl.
bronzenounUS /brɑːnz/
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In a minute she flung herself down upon her knees and felt for her sister's heart, but no pulse stirred the white breast of the prostrate girl.
carpetnounUS /ˈkɑːrpət/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Jewel's dark face grew pale, too, and she shuddered with horror of the deed she had done.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading Jewel's dark face grew pale, too, and she shuddered with horror of the deed she had done.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Before Heaven, I did not mean to do this!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Before Heaven, I did not mean to do this!"
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Jewel's dark face grew pale, too, and she shuddered with horror of the deed she had done.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading In a minute she flung herself down upon her knees and felt for her sister's heart, but no pulse stirred the white breast of the prostrate girl.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading In a minute she flung herself down upon her knees and felt for her sister's heart, but no pulse stirred the white breast of the prostrate girl.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading Jewel stood like one rooted to the floor gazing at her terrible work, for to all appearance life had fled from her hapless victim.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Jewel stood like one rooted to the floor gazing at her terrible work, for to all appearance life had fled from her hapless victim.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading In a minute she flung herself down upon her knees and felt for her sister's heart, but no pulse stirred the white breast of the prostrate girl.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jewel stood like one rooted to the floor gazing at her terrible work, for to all appearance life had fled from her hapless victim.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jewel stood like one rooted to the floor gazing at her terrible work, for to all appearance life had fled from her hapless victim.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Jewel stood like one rooted to the floor gazing at her terrible work, for to all appearance life had fled from her hapless victim.
a young female
From this reading In a minute she flung herself down upon her knees and felt for her sister's heart, but no pulse stirred the white breast of the prostrate girl.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Jewel's dark face grew pale, too, and she shuddered with horror of the deed she had done.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jewel stood like one rooted to the floor gazing at her terrible work, for to all appearance life had fled from her hapless victim.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
haplessadjectiveUS /ˈhæpləs/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Jewel stood like one rooted to the floor gazing at her terrible work, for to all appearance life had fled from her hapless victim.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading In a minute she flung herself down upon her knees and felt for her sister's heart, but no pulse stirred the white breast of the prostrate girl.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "Before Heaven, I did not mean to do this!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jewel stood like one rooted to the floor gazing at her terrible work, for to all appearance life had fled from her hapless victim.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading In a minute she flung herself down upon her knees and felt for her sister's heart, but no pulse stirred the white breast of the prostrate girl.
intense and profound fear
From this reading Jewel's dark face grew pale, too, and she shuddered with horror of the deed she had done.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Before Heaven, I did not mean to do this!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a minute she flung herself down upon her knees and felt for her sister's heart, but no pulse stirred the white breast of the prostrate girl.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
JewelnounUS /ˈdʒuːəl/
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading Jewel stood like one rooted to the floor gazing at her terrible work, for to all appearance life had fled from her hapless victim.
Jewel's
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From this reading Jewel's dark face grew pale, too, and she shuddered with horror of the deed she had done.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading In a minute she flung herself down upon her knees and felt for her sister's heart, but no pulse stirred the white breast of the prostrate girl.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Jewel stood like one rooted to the floor gazing at her terrible work, for to all appearance life had fled from her hapless victim.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Jewel stood like one rooted to the floor gazing at her terrible work, for to all appearance life had fled from her hapless victim.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Before Heaven, I did not mean to do this!"
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading In a minute she flung herself down upon her knees and felt for her sister's heart, but no pulse stirred the white breast of the prostrate girl.
missilenounUS /ˈmɪsəl/
a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
not any; not one
From this reading In a minute she flung herself down upon her knees and felt for her sister's heart, but no pulse stirred the white breast of the prostrate girl.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Before Heaven, I did not mean to do this!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jewel's dark face grew pale, too, and she shuddered with horror of the deed she had done.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jewel stood like one rooted to the floor gazing at her terrible work, for to all appearance life had fled from her hapless victim.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Jewel's dark face grew pale, too, and she shuddered with horror of the deed she had done.
prostrateverbUS /ˈprɑːstreɪt/
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
From this reading In a minute she flung herself down upon her knees and felt for her sister's heart, but no pulse stirred the white breast of the prostrate girl.
pulsenounUS /pʌls/
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading In a minute she flung herself down upon her knees and felt for her sister's heart, but no pulse stirred the white breast of the prostrate girl.
rootedadjectiveUS /ˈruːtəd/
absolutely still
From this reading Jewel stood like one rooted to the floor gazing at her terrible work, for to all appearance life had fled from her hapless victim.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jewel's dark face grew pale, too, and she shuddered with horror of the deed she had done.
shudderedverbUS /ˈʃʌdərd/
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading Jewel's dark face grew pale, too, and she shuddered with horror of the deed she had done.
sister'snounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading In a minute she flung herself down upon her knees and felt for her sister's heart, but no pulse stirred the white breast of the prostrate girl.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading In a minute she flung herself down upon her knees and felt for her sister's heart, but no pulse stirred the white breast of the prostrate girl.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Jewel stood like one rooted to the floor gazing at her terrible work, for to all appearance life had fled from her hapless victim.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Jewel stood like one rooted to the floor gazing at her terrible work, for to all appearance life had fled from her hapless victim.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jewel stood like one rooted to the floor gazing at her terrible work, for to all appearance life had fled from her hapless victim.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Before Heaven, I did not mean to do this!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jewel stood like one rooted to the floor gazing at her terrible work, for to all appearance life had fled from her hapless victim.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Jewel's dark face grew pale, too, and she shuddered with horror of the deed she had done.
toynounUS /tɔɪ/
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
velvetnounUS /ˈvelvət/
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading Jewel stood like one rooted to the floor gazing at her terrible work, for to all appearance life had fled from her hapless victim.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
a Caucasian
From this reading In a minute she flung herself down upon her knees and felt for her sister's heart, but no pulse stirred the white breast of the prostrate girl.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Flower lay like one dead upon the velvet carpet, her eyes half closed, her face ashen, and the missile with which Jewel had struck her, a small bronze toy, had glanced aside after doing its deadly work and fallen several feet away.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Jewel stood like one rooted to the floor gazing at her terrible work, for to all appearance life had fled from her hapless victim.
