Chapter XXXV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.

giving or marked by complete attention to

From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.

(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 She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.

Having no one else present.

From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Yet she never dreamed once of listening, of yielding, of taking any pity on herself.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.

past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down

From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.

past form of “devour” — destroy completely

From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.

conceived of or imagined or hoped for

From this reading Yet she never dreamed once of listening, of yielding, of taking any pity on herself.

the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.

accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal

From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.

a person who lacks good judgment

From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.

full of sorrow

From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Yet she never dreamed once of listening, of yielding, of taking any pity on herself.

feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food

From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.

with unflagging resolve

From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.

inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli

From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.

the act of hearing attentively

From this reading Yet she never dreamed once of listening, of yielding, of taking any pity on herself.

comparative of “mean” — approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Yet she never dreamed once of listening, of yielding, of taking any pity on herself.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Yet she never dreamed once of listening, of yielding, of taking any pity on herself.

on one occasion

From this reading Yet she never dreamed once of listening, of yielding, of taking any pity on herself.

plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

From this reading Yet she never dreamed once of listening, of yielding, of taking any pity on herself.

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From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.

and nothing more

From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.

people who have been slain (as in battle)

From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.

final or last in your life or progress

From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading Yet she never dreamed once of listening, of yielding, of taking any pity on herself.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.

plural of “temptation” — something that seduces or has the quality to seduce

From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.

highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire

From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.

in or at that place or location

From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Was this virtue?

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.

a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students

From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.

Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.

From this reading Was this virtue?

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She was always hungry, always heartsick, always alone; and there was always at her ear some tempting voice, telling her that she was beautiful and was a fool.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading She never thought of it as such; it was simply instinct; the instinct of a supreme fidelity, in which all slighter and meaner passions were absorbed and slain.

plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading The poverties of the city devoured her incessantly, like wolves; the temptations of the city crouched in wait for her incessantly, like tigers.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet she never dreamed once of listening, of yielding, of taking any pity on herself.

inclined to yield to argument or influence or control

From this reading Yet she never dreamed once of listening, of yielding, of taking any pity on herself.