used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On a divan in the living room, covered by a light blanket, resting in a very light snooze, was a woman.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading Her face was turned away from me, but the hair and the line of the figure and the-- #Catherine!# She turned and sat up at once, alive and shocked awake.
(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 We all went inside.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her face was turned away from me, but the hair and the line of the figure and the-- #Catherine!# She turned and sat up at once, alive and shocked awake.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her face was turned away from me, but the hair and the line of the figure and the-- #Catherine!# She turned and sat up at once, alive and shocked awake.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Her face was turned away from me, but the hair and the line of the figure and the-- #Catherine!# She turned and sat up at once, alive and shocked awake.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Her face was turned away from me, but the hair and the line of the figure and the-- #Catherine!# She turned and sat up at once, alive and shocked awake.
blanketnounUS /ˈblæŋkət/
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading On a divan in the living room, covered by a light blanket, resting in a very light snooze, was a woman.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her face was turned away from me, but the hair and the line of the figure and the-- #Catherine!# She turned and sat up at once, alive and shocked awake.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On a divan in the living room, covered by a light blanket, resting in a very light snooze, was a woman.
CatherinenounUS /ˈkæθərən/
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading Her face was turned away from me, but the hair and the line of the figure and the-- #Catherine!# She turned and sat up at once, alive and shocked awake.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading On a divan in the living room, covered by a light blanket, resting in a very light snooze, was a woman.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Steve!" she cried, and all the world and the soul of her was in the throb of her voice.
divannounUS /dɪˈvæn/
a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall)
From this reading On a divan in the living room, covered by a light blanket, resting in a very light snooze, was a woman.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She rubbed the sleep from her eyes with swift knuckles and then looked over her hands at me.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face was turned away from me, but the hair and the line of the figure and the-- #Catherine!# She turned and sat up at once, alive and shocked awake.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Her face was turned away from me, but the hair and the line of the figure and the-- #Catherine!# She turned and sat up at once, alive and shocked awake.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her face was turned away from me, but the hair and the line of the figure and the-- #Catherine!# She turned and sat up at once, alive and shocked awake.
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 face was turned away from me, but the hair and the line of the figure and the-- #Catherine!# She turned and sat up at once, alive and shocked awake.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She rubbed the sleep from her eyes with swift knuckles and then looked over her hands at me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face was turned away from me, but the hair and the line of the figure and the-- #Catherine!# She turned and sat up at once, alive and shocked awake.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On a divan in the living room, covered by a light blanket, resting in a very light snooze, was a woman.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading We all went inside.
knucklesnounUS /ˈnʌkəlz/
(used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
From this reading She rubbed the sleep from her eyes with swift knuckles and then looked over her hands at me.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading On a divan in the living room, covered by a light blanket, resting in a very light snooze, was a woman.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Her face was turned away from me, but the hair and the line of the figure and the-- #Catherine!# She turned and sat up at once, alive and shocked awake.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading On a divan in the living room, covered by a light blanket, resting in a very light snooze, was a woman.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She rubbed the sleep from her eyes with swift knuckles and then looked over her hands at me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her face was turned away from me, but the hair and the line of the figure and the-- #Catherine!# She turned and sat up at once, alive and shocked awake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her face was turned away from me, but the hair and the line of the figure and the-- #Catherine!# She turned and sat up at once, alive and shocked awake.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a divan in the living room, covered by a light blanket, resting in a very light snooze, was a woman.
on one occasion
From this reading Her face was turned away from me, but the hair and the line of the figure and the-- #Catherine!# She turned and sat up at once, alive and shocked awake.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She rubbed the sleep from her eyes with swift knuckles and then looked over her hands at me.
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading On a divan in the living room, covered by a light blanket, resting in a very light snooze, was a woman.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading On a divan in the living room, covered by a light blanket, resting in a very light snooze, was a woman.
rubbedverbUS /rʌbd/
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading She rubbed the sleep from her eyes with swift knuckles and then looked over her hands at me.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Her face was turned away from me, but the hair and the line of the figure and the-- #Catherine!# She turned and sat up at once, alive and shocked awake.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her face was turned away from me, but the hair and the line of the figure and the-- #Catherine!# She turned and sat up at once, alive and shocked awake.
shockedadjectiveUS /ʃɑːkt/
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading Her face was turned away from me, but the hair and the line of the figure and the-- #Catherine!# She turned and sat up at once, alive and shocked awake.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading She rubbed the sleep from her eyes with swift knuckles and then looked over her hands at me.
snoozenounUS /snuːz/
sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
From this reading On a divan in the living room, covered by a light blanket, resting in a very light snooze, was a woman.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "Steve!" she cried, and all the world and the soul of her was in the throb of her voice.
Steve
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From this reading "Steve!" she cried, and all the world and the soul of her was in the throb of her voice.
moving very fast
From this reading She rubbed the sleep from her eyes with swift knuckles and then looked over her hands at me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On a divan in the living room, covered by a light blanket, resting in a very light snooze, was a woman.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She rubbed the sleep from her eyes with swift knuckles and then looked over her hands at me.
throbverbUS /θrɑːb/
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
From this reading "Steve!" she cried, and all the world and the soul of her was in the throb of her voice.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Her face was turned away from me, but the hair and the line of the figure and the-- #Catherine!# She turned and sat up at once, alive and shocked awake.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Her face was turned away from me, but the hair and the line of the figure and the-- #Catherine!# She turned and sat up at once, alive and shocked awake.
precisely as stated
From this reading On a divan in the living room, covered by a light blanket, resting in a very light snooze, was a woman.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Steve!" she cried, and all the world and the soul of her was in the throb of her voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On a divan in the living room, covered by a light blanket, resting in a very light snooze, was a woman.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We all went inside.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We all went inside.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She rubbed the sleep from her eyes with swift knuckles and then looked over her hands at me.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading On a divan in the living room, covered by a light blanket, resting in a very light snooze, was a woman.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Steve!" she cried, and all the world and the soul of her was in the throb of her voice.
