used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Grieving is such a satisfactory and dramatic thing when you can fling yourself down upon the ground and cry aloud and tear your hair.
anew
From this reading When Halcyone got to her room, the housemaids were there beginning to make her bed--so it was no refuge for her--and she was obliged to go down again.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading Grieving is such a satisfactory and dramatic thing when you can fling yourself down upon the ground and cry aloud and tear your hair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Grieving is such a satisfactory and dramatic thing when you can fling yourself down upon the ground and cry aloud and tear your hair.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The modern brightly gilt Louis XVI furniture glared at her, but she sank into a big chair thankful to find any support.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The big drawing-rooms would be untenanted at this moment, so she turned the handle of the door and crept in there.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But if some great blow must be borne without a sign, then indeed it wrings the heart and saps the forces of life.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading When Halcyone got to her room, the housemaids were there beginning to make her bed--so it was no refuge for her--and she was obliged to go down again.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading When Halcyone got to her room, the housemaids were there beginning to make her bed--so it was no refuge for her--and she was obliged to go down again.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The big drawing-rooms would be untenanted at this moment, so she turned the handle of the door and crept in there.
exhale hard
From this reading But if some great blow must be borne without a sign, then indeed it wrings the heart and saps the forces of life.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading But if some great blow must be borne without a sign, then indeed it wrings the heart and saps the forces of life.
brightlyadverbUS /ˈbraɪtli/
with brightness
From this reading The modern brightly gilt Louis XVI furniture glared at her, but she sank into a big chair thankful to find any support.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if some great blow must be borne without a sign, then indeed it wrings the heart and saps the forces of life.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Grieving is such a satisfactory and dramatic thing when you can fling yourself down upon the ground and cry aloud and tear your hair.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading The modern brightly gilt Louis XVI furniture glared at her, but she sank into a big chair thankful to find any support.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading The big drawing-rooms would be untenanted at this moment, so she turned the handle of the door and crept in there.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Grieving is such a satisfactory and dramatic thing when you can fling yourself down upon the ground and cry aloud and tear your hair.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The big drawing-rooms would be untenanted at this moment, so she turned the handle of the door and crept in there.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Grieving is such a satisfactory and dramatic thing when you can fling yourself down upon the ground and cry aloud and tear your hair.
dramaticadjectiveUS /drəˈmætɪk/
suitable to or characteristic of drama
From this reading Grieving is such a satisfactory and dramatic thing when you can fling yourself down upon the ground and cry aloud and tear your hair.
drawing-rooms
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From this reading The big drawing-rooms would be untenanted at this moment, so she turned the handle of the door and crept in there.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The modern brightly gilt Louis XVI furniture glared at her, but she sank into a big chair thankful to find any support.
flingverbUS /flɪŋ/
throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Grieving is such a satisfactory and dramatic thing when you can fling yourself down upon the ground and cry aloud and tear your hair.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Halcyone got to her room, the housemaids were there beginning to make her bed--so it was no refuge for her--and she was obliged to go down again.
plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence
From this reading But if some great blow must be borne without a sign, then indeed it wrings the heart and saps the forces of life.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading The modern brightly gilt Louis XVI furniture glared at her, but she sank into a big chair thankful to find any support.
giltadjectiveUS /ɡɪlt/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading The modern brightly gilt Louis XVI furniture glared at her, but she sank into a big chair thankful to find any support.
glaredverbUS /ɡlerd/
past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading The modern brightly gilt Louis XVI furniture glared at her, but she sank into a big chair thankful to find any support.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When Halcyone got to her room, the housemaids were there beginning to make her bed--so it was no refuge for her--and she was obliged to go down again.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When Halcyone got to her room, the housemaids were there beginning to make her bed--so it was no refuge for her--and she was obliged to go down again.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But if some great blow must be borne without a sign, then indeed it wrings the heart and saps the forces of life.
GrievingadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːvɪŋ/
sorrowful through loss or deprivation
From this reading Grieving is such a satisfactory and dramatic thing when you can fling yourself down upon the ground and cry aloud and tear your hair.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Grieving is such a satisfactory and dramatic thing when you can fling yourself down upon the ground and cry aloud and tear your hair.
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 Grieving is such a satisfactory and dramatic thing when you can fling yourself down upon the ground and cry aloud and tear your hair.
Halcyone
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From this reading When Halcyone got to her room, the housemaids were there beginning to make her bed--so it was no refuge for her--and she was obliged to go down again.
handleverbUS /ˈhændəl/
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading The big drawing-rooms would be untenanted at this moment, so she turned the handle of the door and crept in there.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But if some great blow must be borne without a sign, then indeed it wrings the heart and saps the forces of life.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Halcyone got to her room, the housemaids were there beginning to make her bed--so it was no refuge for her--and she was obliged to go down again.
housemaids
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From this reading When Halcyone got to her room, the housemaids were there beginning to make her bed--so it was no refuge for her--and she was obliged to go down again.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if some great blow must be borne without a sign, then indeed it wrings the heart and saps the forces of life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The big drawing-rooms would be untenanted at this moment, so she turned the handle of the door and crept in there.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading But if some great blow must be borne without a sign, then indeed it wrings the heart and saps the forces of life.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The modern brightly gilt Louis XVI furniture glared at her, but she sank into a big chair thankful to find any support.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Grieving is such a satisfactory and dramatic thing when you can fling yourself down upon the ground and cry aloud and tear your hair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But if some great blow must be borne without a sign, then indeed it wrings the heart and saps the forces of life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading But if some great blow must be borne without a sign, then indeed it wrings the heart and saps the forces of life.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading The modern brightly gilt Louis XVI furniture glared at her, but she sank into a big chair thankful to find any support.
engage in
From this reading When Halcyone got to her room, the housemaids were there beginning to make her bed--so it was no refuge for her--and she was obliged to go down again.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading The modern brightly gilt Louis XVI furniture glared at her, but she sank into a big chair thankful to find any support.
a particular point in time
From this reading The big drawing-rooms would be untenanted at this moment, so she turned the handle of the door and crept in there.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But if some great blow must be borne without a sign, then indeed it wrings the heart and saps the forces of life.
not any; not one
From this reading When Halcyone got to her room, the housemaids were there beginning to make her bed--so it was no refuge for her--and she was obliged to go down again.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading When Halcyone got to her room, the housemaids were there beginning to make her bed--so it was no refuge for her--and she was obliged to go down again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But if some great blow must be borne without a sign, then indeed it wrings the heart and saps the forces of life.
a safe place
From this reading When Halcyone got to her room, the housemaids were there beginning to make her bed--so it was no refuge for her--and she was obliged to go down again.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When Halcyone got to her room, the housemaids were there beginning to make her bed--so it was no refuge for her--and she was obliged to go down again.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading The modern brightly gilt Louis XVI furniture glared at her, but she sank into a big chair thankful to find any support.
sapsnounUS /sæps/
plural of “sap” — a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
From this reading But if some great blow must be borne without a sign, then indeed it wrings the heart and saps the forces of life.
satisfactoryadjectiveUS /ˌsætəˈsfæktri/
giving satisfaction
From this reading Grieving is such a satisfactory and dramatic thing when you can fling yourself down upon the ground and cry aloud and tear your hair.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Halcyone got to her room, the housemaids were there beginning to make her bed--so it was no refuge for her--and she was obliged to go down again.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading But if some great blow must be borne without a sign, then indeed it wrings the heart and saps the forces of life.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When Halcyone got to her room, the housemaids were there beginning to make her bed--so it was no refuge for her--and she was obliged to go down again.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But if some great blow must be borne without a sign, then indeed it wrings the heart and saps the forces of life.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Grieving is such a satisfactory and dramatic thing when you can fling yourself down upon the ground and cry aloud and tear your hair.
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading The modern brightly gilt Louis XVI furniture glared at her, but she sank into a big chair thankful to find any support.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading Grieving is such a satisfactory and dramatic thing when you can fling yourself down upon the ground and cry aloud and tear your hair.
thankfuladjectiveUS /ˈθæŋkfəl/
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading The modern brightly gilt Louis XVI furniture glared at her, but she sank into a big chair thankful to find any support.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Grieving is such a satisfactory and dramatic thing when you can fling yourself down upon the ground and cry aloud and tear your hair.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But if some great blow must be borne without a sign, then indeed it wrings the heart and saps the forces of life.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When Halcyone got to her room, the housemaids were there beginning to make her bed--so it was no refuge for her--and she was obliged to go down again.
a special situation
From this reading Grieving is such a satisfactory and dramatic thing when you can fling yourself down upon the ground and cry aloud and tear your hair.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The big drawing-rooms would be untenanted at this moment, so she turned the handle of the door and crept in there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Halcyone got to her room, the housemaids were there beginning to make her bed--so it was no refuge for her--and she was obliged to go down again.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The big drawing-rooms would be untenanted at this moment, so she turned the handle of the door and crept in there.
untenantedadjective
not leased to or occupied by a tenant
From this reading The big drawing-rooms would be untenanted at this moment, so she turned the handle of the door and crept in there.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Grieving is such a satisfactory and dramatic thing when you can fling yourself down upon the ground and cry aloud and tear your hair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Halcyone got to her room, the housemaids were there beginning to make her bed--so it was no refuge for her--and she was obliged to go down again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When Halcyone got to her room, the housemaids were there beginning to make her bed--so it was no refuge for her--and she was obliged to go down again.
at the time that
From this reading Grieving is such a satisfactory and dramatic thing when you can fling yourself down upon the ground and cry aloud and tear your hair.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But if some great blow must be borne without a sign, then indeed it wrings the heart and saps the forces of life.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The big drawing-rooms would be untenanted at this moment, so she turned the handle of the door and crept in there.
wrings
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From this reading But if some great blow must be borne without a sign, then indeed it wrings the heart and saps the forces of life.
XVInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one
From this reading The modern brightly gilt Louis XVI furniture glared at her, but she sank into a big chair thankful to find any support.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Grieving is such a satisfactory and dramatic thing when you can fling yourself down upon the ground and cry aloud and tear your hair.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Grieving is such a satisfactory and dramatic thing when you can fling yourself down upon the ground and cry aloud and tear your hair.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Grieving is such a satisfactory and dramatic thing when you can fling yourself down upon the ground and cry aloud and tear your hair.
