used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Alma rose from her bed after six weeks’ illness, she was but a shadow of her former self.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When Alma rose from her bed after six weeks’ illness, she was but a shadow of her former self.
Alma
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From this reading When Alma rose from her bed after six weeks’ illness, she was but a shadow of her former self.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her face was pale, with a yellow tinge, and her figure wasted to a degree painful to see.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her dark eyes seemed larger, and glowed with a strange, hard light, such as is seen in the still-open eyes of one frozen to death.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her brown hair no longer stood in a luxuriant cluster round her head; much of it had fallen out, leaving hardly enough to cover the scalp and make a pitiful little knot at the back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Her brown hair no longer stood in a luxuriant cluster round her head; much of it had fallen out, leaving hardly enough to cover the scalp and make a pitiful little knot at the back.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading When Alma rose from her bed after six weeks’ illness, she was but a shadow of her former self.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Her brown hair no longer stood in a luxuriant cluster round her head; much of it had fallen out, leaving hardly enough to cover the scalp and make a pitiful little knot at the back.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When Alma rose from her bed after six weeks’ illness, she was but a shadow of her former self.
clusterverbUS /ˈklʌstər/
come together as in a cluster or flock
From this reading Her brown hair no longer stood in a luxuriant cluster round her head; much of it had fallen out, leaving hardly enough to cover the scalp and make a pitiful little knot at the back.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading Her brown hair no longer stood in a luxuriant cluster round her head; much of it had fallen out, leaving hardly enough to cover the scalp and make a pitiful little knot at the back.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Her dark eyes seemed larger, and glowed with a strange, hard light, such as is seen in the still-open eyes of one frozen to death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Her dark eyes seemed larger, and glowed with a strange, hard light, such as is seen in the still-open eyes of one frozen to death.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Her face was pale, with a yellow tinge, and her figure wasted to a degree painful to see.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Her brown hair no longer stood in a luxuriant cluster round her head; much of it had fallen out, leaving hardly enough to cover the scalp and make a pitiful little knot at the back.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her dark eyes seemed larger, and glowed with a strange, hard light, such as is seen in the still-open eyes of one frozen to death.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face was pale, with a yellow tinge, and her figure wasted to a degree painful to see.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Her brown hair no longer stood in a luxuriant cluster round her head; much of it had fallen out, leaving hardly enough to cover the scalp and make a pitiful little knot at the back.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Her face was pale, with a yellow tinge, and her figure wasted to a degree painful to see.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading When Alma rose from her bed after six weeks’ illness, she was but a shadow of her former self.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Alma rose from her bed after six weeks’ illness, she was but a shadow of her former self.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading Her dark eyes seemed larger, and glowed with a strange, hard light, such as is seen in the still-open eyes of one frozen to death.
glowedverbUS /ɡloʊd/
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading Her dark eyes seemed larger, and glowed with a strange, hard light, such as is seen in the still-open eyes of one frozen to death.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her brown hair no longer stood in a luxuriant cluster round her head; much of it had fallen out, leaving hardly enough to cover the scalp and make a pitiful little knot at the back.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Her brown hair no longer stood in a luxuriant cluster round her head; much of it had fallen out, leaving hardly enough to cover the scalp and make a pitiful little knot at the back.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Her dark eyes seemed larger, and glowed with a strange, hard light, such as is seen in the still-open eyes of one frozen to death.
only a very short time before
From this reading She was hardly more than a skeleton.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Her brown hair no longer stood in a luxuriant cluster round her head; much of it had fallen out, leaving hardly enough to cover the scalp and make a pitiful little knot at the back.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Alma rose from her bed after six weeks’ illness, she was but a shadow of her former self.
illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading When Alma rose from her bed after six weeks’ illness, she was but a shadow of her former self.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her dark eyes seemed larger, and glowed with a strange, hard light, such as is seen in the still-open eyes of one frozen to death.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her dark eyes seemed larger, and glowed with a strange, hard light, such as is seen in the still-open eyes of one frozen to death.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her brown hair no longer stood in a luxuriant cluster round her head; much of it had fallen out, leaving hardly enough to cover the scalp and make a pitiful little knot at the back.
knotnounUS /nɑːt/
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading Her brown hair no longer stood in a luxuriant cluster round her head; much of it had fallen out, leaving hardly enough to cover the scalp and make a pitiful little knot at the back.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading Her dark eyes seemed larger, and glowed with a strange, hard light, such as is seen in the still-open eyes of one frozen to death.
the act of departing
From this reading Her brown hair no longer stood in a luxuriant cluster round her head; much of it had fallen out, leaving hardly enough to cover the scalp and make a pitiful little knot at the back.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Her dark eyes seemed larger, and glowed with a strange, hard light, such as is seen in the still-open eyes of one frozen to death.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her brown hair no longer stood in a luxuriant cluster round her head; much of it had fallen out, leaving hardly enough to cover the scalp and make a pitiful little knot at the back.
for more time
From this reading Her brown hair no longer stood in a luxuriant cluster round her head; much of it had fallen out, leaving hardly enough to cover the scalp and make a pitiful little knot at the back.
luxuriantadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriənt/
marked by complexity and richness of detail
From this reading Her brown hair no longer stood in a luxuriant cluster round her head; much of it had fallen out, leaving hardly enough to cover the scalp and make a pitiful little knot at the back.
engage in
From this reading Her brown hair no longer stood in a luxuriant cluster round her head; much of it had fallen out, leaving hardly enough to cover the scalp and make a pitiful little knot at the back.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She was hardly more than a skeleton.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Her brown hair no longer stood in a luxuriant cluster round her head; much of it had fallen out, leaving hardly enough to cover the scalp and make a pitiful little knot at the back.
not any; not one
From this reading Her brown hair no longer stood in a luxuriant cluster round her head; much of it had fallen out, leaving hardly enough to cover the scalp and make a pitiful little knot at the back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Alma rose from her bed after six weeks’ illness, she was but a shadow of her former self.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her dark eyes seemed larger, and glowed with a strange, hard light, such as is seen in the still-open eyes of one frozen to death.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Her brown hair no longer stood in a luxuriant cluster round her head; much of it had fallen out, leaving hardly enough to cover the scalp and make a pitiful little knot at the back.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading Her face was pale, with a yellow tinge, and her figure wasted to a degree painful to see.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Her face was pale, with a yellow tinge, and her figure wasted to a degree painful to see.
pitifuladjectiveUS /ˈpɪtəfəl/
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading Her brown hair no longer stood in a luxuriant cluster round her head; much of it had fallen out, leaving hardly enough to cover the scalp and make a pitiful little knot at the back.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading When Alma rose from her bed after six weeks’ illness, she was but a shadow of her former self.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Her brown hair no longer stood in a luxuriant cluster round her head; much of it had fallen out, leaving hardly enough to cover the scalp and make a pitiful little knot at the back.
scalpnounUS /skælp/
the skin that covers the top of the head
From this reading Her brown hair no longer stood in a luxuriant cluster round her head; much of it had fallen out, leaving hardly enough to cover the scalp and make a pitiful little knot at the back.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Her face was pale, with a yellow tinge, and her figure wasted to a degree painful to see.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Her dark eyes seemed larger, and glowed with a strange, hard light, such as is seen in the still-open eyes of one frozen to death.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Her dark eyes seemed larger, and glowed with a strange, hard light, such as is seen in the still-open eyes of one frozen to death.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading When Alma rose from her bed after six weeks’ illness, she was but a shadow of her former self.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading When Alma rose from her bed after six weeks’ illness, she was but a shadow of her former self.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Alma rose from her bed after six weeks’ illness, she was but a shadow of her former self.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading When Alma rose from her bed after six weeks’ illness, she was but a shadow of her former self.
skeletonnounUS /ˈskelətən/
something reduced to its minimal form
From this reading She was hardly more than a skeleton.
still-open
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From this reading Her dark eyes seemed larger, and glowed with a strange, hard light, such as is seen in the still-open eyes of one frozen to death.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Her brown hair no longer stood in a luxuriant cluster round her head; much of it had fallen out, leaving hardly enough to cover the scalp and make a pitiful little knot at the back.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Her dark eyes seemed larger, and glowed with a strange, hard light, such as is seen in the still-open eyes of one frozen to death.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Her dark eyes seemed larger, and glowed with a strange, hard light, such as is seen in the still-open eyes of one frozen to death.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was hardly more than a skeleton.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her dark eyes seemed larger, and glowed with a strange, hard light, such as is seen in the still-open eyes of one frozen to death.
tingenounUS /tɪndʒ/
a slight but appreciable amount
From this reading Her face was pale, with a yellow tinge, and her figure wasted to a degree painful to see.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her face was pale, with a yellow tinge, and her figure wasted to a degree painful to see.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Alma rose from her bed after six weeks’ illness, she was but a shadow of her former self.
wastedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪstɪd/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading Her face was pale, with a yellow tinge, and her figure wasted to a degree painful to see.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading When Alma rose from her bed after six weeks’ illness, she was but a shadow of her former self.
at the time that
From this reading When Alma rose from her bed after six weeks’ illness, she was but a shadow of her former self.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her face was pale, with a yellow tinge, and her figure wasted to a degree painful to see.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Her face was pale, with a yellow tinge, and her figure wasted to a degree painful to see.
