used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PRISON.
Abishai
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From this reading The first image that rose up in her mind was that of the expiring Abishai: Zarah shuddered, trembled, raised herself by an effort to a sitting posture, and wildly gazing around her, exclaimed, "Where am I? what can have happened?"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The first image that rose up in her mind was that of the expiring Abishai: Zarah shuddered, trembled, raised herself by an effort to a sitting posture, and wildly gazing around her, exclaimed, "Where am I? what can have happened?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The first image that rose up in her mind was that of the expiring Abishai: Zarah shuddered, trembled, raised herself by an effort to a sitting posture, and wildly gazing around her, exclaimed, "Where am I? what can have happened?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cold drops stood on her brow, and there was a painful tightness at her heart.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The first image that rose up in her mind was that of the expiring Abishai: Zarah shuddered, trembled, raised herself by an effort to a sitting posture, and wildly gazing around her, exclaimed, "Where am I? what can have happened?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The cold drops stood on her brow, and there was a painful tightness at her heart.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading From her long swoon Zarah awoke with a sensation of indescribable horror.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading The cold drops stood on her brow, and there was a painful tightness at her heart.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The poor girl could not at once recall what had happened, but knew that it was something dreadful.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The first image that rose up in her mind was that of the expiring Abishai: Zarah shuddered, trembled, raised herself by an effort to a sitting posture, and wildly gazing around her, exclaimed, "Where am I? what can have happened?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The first image that rose up in her mind was that of the expiring Abishai: Zarah shuddered, trembled, raised herself by an effort to a sitting posture, and wildly gazing around her, exclaimed, "Where am I? what can have happened?"
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The cold drops stood on her brow, and there was a painful tightness at her heart.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The poor girl could not at once recall what had happened, but knew that it was something dreadful.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The poor girl could not at once recall what had happened, but knew that it was something dreadful.
dropsnounUS /drɑːps/
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading The cold drops stood on her brow, and there was a painful tightness at her heart.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The first image that rose up in her mind was that of the expiring Abishai: Zarah shuddered, trembled, raised herself by an effort to a sitting posture, and wildly gazing around her, exclaimed, "Where am I? what can have happened?"
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading The first image that rose up in her mind was that of the expiring Abishai: Zarah shuddered, trembled, raised herself by an effort to a sitting posture, and wildly gazing around her, exclaimed, "Where am I? what can have happened?"
expiringverbUS /ɪkˈspaɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “expire” — lose validity
From this reading The first image that rose up in her mind was that of the expiring Abishai: Zarah shuddered, trembled, raised herself by an effort to a sitting posture, and wildly gazing around her, exclaimed, "Where am I? what can have happened?"
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first image that rose up in her mind was that of the expiring Abishai: Zarah shuddered, trembled, raised herself by an effort to a sitting posture, and wildly gazing around her, exclaimed, "Where am I? what can have happened?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From her long swoon Zarah awoke with a sensation of indescribable horror.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The first image that rose up in her mind was that of the expiring Abishai: Zarah shuddered, trembled, raised herself by an effort to a sitting posture, and wildly gazing around her, exclaimed, "Where am I? what can have happened?"
a young female
From this reading The poor girl could not at once recall what had happened, but knew that it was something dreadful.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The poor girl could not at once recall what had happened, but knew that it was something dreadful.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading The poor girl could not at once recall what had happened, but knew that it was something dreadful.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The first image that rose up in her mind was that of the expiring Abishai: Zarah shuddered, trembled, raised herself by an effort to a sitting posture, and wildly gazing around her, exclaimed, "Where am I? what can have happened?"
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The cold drops stood on her brow, and there was a painful tightness at her heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From her long swoon Zarah awoke with a sensation of indescribable horror.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The first image that rose up in her mind was that of the expiring Abishai: Zarah shuddered, trembled, raised herself by an effort to a sitting posture, and wildly gazing around her, exclaimed, "Where am I? what can have happened?"
intense and profound fear
From this reading From her long swoon Zarah awoke with a sensation of indescribable horror.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The first image that rose up in her mind was that of the expiring Abishai: Zarah shuddered, trembled, raised herself by an effort to a sitting posture, and wildly gazing around her, exclaimed, "Where am I? what can have happened?"
an iconic mental representation
From this reading The first image that rose up in her mind was that of the expiring Abishai: Zarah shuddered, trembled, raised herself by an effort to a sitting posture, and wildly gazing around her, exclaimed, "Where am I? what can have happened?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first image that rose up in her mind was that of the expiring Abishai: Zarah shuddered, trembled, raised herself by an effort to a sitting posture, and wildly gazing around her, exclaimed, "Where am I? what can have happened?"
indescribableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/
defying expression or description
From this reading From her long swoon Zarah awoke with a sensation of indescribable horror.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The poor girl could not at once recall what had happened, but knew that it was something dreadful.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The poor girl could not at once recall what had happened, but knew that it was something dreadful.
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 From her long swoon Zarah awoke with a sensation of indescribable horror.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The first image that rose up in her mind was that of the expiring Abishai: Zarah shuddered, trembled, raised herself by an effort to a sitting posture, and wildly gazing around her, exclaimed, "Where am I? what can have happened?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The poor girl could not at once recall what had happened, but knew that it was something dreadful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From her long swoon Zarah awoke with a sensation of indescribable horror.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The cold drops stood on her brow, and there was a painful tightness at her heart.
on one occasion
From this reading The poor girl could not at once recall what had happened, but knew that it was something dreadful.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading The cold drops stood on her brow, and there was a painful tightness at her heart.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The poor girl could not at once recall what had happened, but knew that it was something dreadful.
posturenounUS /ˈpɑːstʃər/
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
From this reading The first image that rose up in her mind was that of the expiring Abishai: Zarah shuddered, trembled, raised herself by an effort to a sitting posture, and wildly gazing around her, exclaimed, "Where am I? what can have happened?"
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading A PRISON.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The first image that rose up in her mind was that of the expiring Abishai: Zarah shuddered, trembled, raised herself by an effort to a sitting posture, and wildly gazing around her, exclaimed, "Where am I? what can have happened?"
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading The poor girl could not at once recall what had happened, but knew that it was something dreadful.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The first image that rose up in her mind was that of the expiring Abishai: Zarah shuddered, trembled, raised herself by an effort to a sitting posture, and wildly gazing around her, exclaimed, "Where am I? what can have happened?"
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading From her long swoon Zarah awoke with a sensation of indescribable horror.
shudderedverbUS /ˈʃʌdərd/
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading The first image that rose up in her mind was that of the expiring Abishai: Zarah shuddered, trembled, raised herself by an effort to a sitting posture, and wildly gazing around her, exclaimed, "Where am I? what can have happened?"
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading The first image that rose up in her mind was that of the expiring Abishai: Zarah shuddered, trembled, raised herself by an effort to a sitting posture, and wildly gazing around her, exclaimed, "Where am I? what can have happened?"
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The poor girl could not at once recall what had happened, but knew that it was something dreadful.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The cold drops stood on her brow, and there was a painful tightness at her heart.
swoonverbUS /swuːn/
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading From her long swoon Zarah awoke with a sensation of indescribable horror.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The poor girl could not at once recall what had happened, but knew that it was something dreadful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cold drops stood on her brow, and there was a painful tightness at her heart.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The cold drops stood on her brow, and there was a painful tightness at her heart.
tightnessnounUS /ˈtaɪtnəs/
a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit
From this reading The cold drops stood on her brow, and there was a painful tightness at her heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first image that rose up in her mind was that of the expiring Abishai: Zarah shuddered, trembled, raised herself by an effort to a sitting posture, and wildly gazing around her, exclaimed, "Where am I? what can have happened?"
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading The first image that rose up in her mind was that of the expiring Abishai: Zarah shuddered, trembled, raised herself by an effort to a sitting posture, and wildly gazing around her, exclaimed, "Where am I? what can have happened?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The first image that rose up in her mind was that of the expiring Abishai: Zarah shuddered, trembled, raised herself by an effort to a sitting posture, and wildly gazing around her, exclaimed, "Where am I? what can have happened?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cold drops stood on her brow, and there was a painful tightness at her heart.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The poor girl could not at once recall what had happened, but knew that it was something dreadful.
in or at the place that
From this reading The first image that rose up in her mind was that of the expiring Abishai: Zarah shuddered, trembled, raised herself by an effort to a sitting posture, and wildly gazing around her, exclaimed, "Where am I? what can have happened?"
wildlyadverbUS /ˈwaɪldli/
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading The first image that rose up in her mind was that of the expiring Abishai: Zarah shuddered, trembled, raised herself by an effort to a sitting posture, and wildly gazing around her, exclaimed, "Where am I? what can have happened?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading From her long swoon Zarah awoke with a sensation of indescribable horror.
Zarah
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From this reading From her long swoon Zarah awoke with a sensation of indescribable horror.
