used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Nothing unusual; interwoven only with a story such as has darkened many another young girl’s life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Imelda’s mother, just such a bright, beautiful and queenly girl as she herself now was, had wrecked her life upon the rock upon which thousands daily, hourly are wrecked.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Nothing unusual; interwoven only with a story such as has darkened many another young girl’s life.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Imelda’s mother, just such a bright, beautiful and queenly girl as she herself now was, had wrecked her life upon the rock upon which thousands daily, hourly are wrecked.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nothing unusual; interwoven only with a story such as has darkened many another young girl’s life.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Imelda’s mother, just such a bright, beautiful and queenly girl as she herself now was, had wrecked her life upon the rock upon which thousands daily, hourly are wrecked.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The history of one woman’s life, the threads of which were woven so closely with hers as to hold her to those past memories as in a net in whose meshes no loophole had been left.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Imelda’s mother, just such a bright, beautiful and queenly girl as she herself now was, had wrecked her life upon the rock upon which thousands daily, hourly are wrecked.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading The history of one woman’s life, the threads of which were woven so closely with hers as to hold her to those past memories as in a net in whose meshes no loophole had been left.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Imelda’s mother, just such a bright, beautiful and queenly girl as she herself now was, had wrecked her life upon the rock upon which thousands daily, hourly are wrecked.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading What were the dark forbidding shadows that threatened to overcast her future?
darkenedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkənd/
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
From this reading Nothing unusual; interwoven only with a story such as has darkened many another young girl’s life.
forbiddingadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪdɪŋ/
harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
From this reading What were the dark forbidding shadows that threatened to overcast her future?
yet to be or coming
From this reading What were the dark forbidding shadows that threatened to overcast her future?
a young female
From this reading Imelda’s mother, just such a bright, beautiful and queenly girl as she herself now was, had wrecked her life upon the rock upon which thousands daily, hourly are wrecked.
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Nothing unusual; interwoven only with a story such as has darkened many another young girl’s life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The history of one woman’s life, the threads of which were woven so closely with hers as to hold her to those past memories as in a net in whose meshes no loophole had been left.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nothing unusual; interwoven only with a story such as has darkened many another young girl’s life.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What were the dark forbidding shadows that threatened to overcast her future?
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading The history of one woman’s life, the threads of which were woven so closely with hers as to hold her to those past memories as in a net in whose meshes no loophole had been left.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Imelda’s mother, just such a bright, beautiful and queenly girl as she herself now was, had wrecked her life upon the rock upon which thousands daily, hourly are wrecked.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading The history of one woman’s life, the threads of which were woven so closely with hers as to hold her to those past memories as in a net in whose meshes no loophole had been left.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The history of one woman’s life, the threads of which were woven so closely with hers as to hold her to those past memories as in a net in whose meshes no loophole had been left.
hourlyadjectiveUS /ˈaʊrli/
occurring every hour or payable by the hour
From this reading Imelda’s mother, just such a bright, beautiful and queenly girl as she herself now was, had wrecked her life upon the rock upon which thousands daily, hourly are wrecked.
Imelda's
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From this reading What of Imelda’s past?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The history of one woman’s life, the threads of which were woven so closely with hers as to hold her to those past memories as in a net in whose meshes no loophole had been left.
interwovenadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈwoʊvən/
linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing
From this reading Nothing unusual; interwoven only with a story such as has darkened many another young girl’s life.
and nothing more
From this reading Imelda’s mother, just such a bright, beautiful and queenly girl as she herself now was, had wrecked her life upon the rock upon which thousands daily, hourly are wrecked.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The history of one woman’s life, the threads of which were woven so closely with hers as to hold her to those past memories as in a net in whose meshes no loophole had been left.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Nothing unusual; interwoven only with a story such as has darkened many another young girl’s life.
loopholenounUS /ˈluːphoʊl/
an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation
From this reading The history of one woman’s life, the threads of which were woven so closely with hers as to hold her to those past memories as in a net in whose meshes no loophole had been left.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Nothing unusual; interwoven only with a story such as has darkened many another young girl’s life.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading The history of one woman’s life, the threads of which were woven so closely with hers as to hold her to those past memories as in a net in whose meshes no loophole had been left.
meshesnounUS /ˈmeʃɪz/
plural of “mesh” — the number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles
From this reading The history of one woman’s life, the threads of which were woven so closely with hers as to hold her to those past memories as in a net in whose meshes no loophole had been left.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Imelda’s mother, just such a bright, beautiful and queenly girl as she herself now was, had wrecked her life upon the rock upon which thousands daily, hourly are wrecked.
netnounUS /net/
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading The history of one woman’s life, the threads of which were woven so closely with hers as to hold her to those past memories as in a net in whose meshes no loophole had been left.
not any; not one
From this reading The history of one woman’s life, the threads of which were woven so closely with hers as to hold her to those past memories as in a net in whose meshes no loophole had been left.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing unusual; interwoven only with a story such as has darkened many another young girl’s life.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Imelda’s mother, just such a bright, beautiful and queenly girl as she herself now was, had wrecked her life upon the rock upon which thousands daily, hourly are wrecked.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What of Imelda’s past?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The history of one woman’s life, the threads of which were woven so closely with hers as to hold her to those past memories as in a net in whose meshes no loophole had been left.
and nothing more
From this reading Nothing unusual; interwoven only with a story such as has darkened many another young girl’s life.
overcastnounUS /ˈoʊvərkæst/
the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
From this reading What were the dark forbidding shadows that threatened to overcast her future?
the time that has elapsed
From this reading What of Imelda’s past?
queenlyadjective
having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen
From this reading Imelda’s mother, just such a bright, beautiful and queenly girl as she herself now was, had wrecked her life upon the rock upon which thousands daily, hourly are wrecked.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Imelda’s mother, just such a bright, beautiful and queenly girl as she herself now was, had wrecked her life upon the rock upon which thousands daily, hourly are wrecked.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading What were the dark forbidding shadows that threatened to overcast her future?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Imelda’s mother, just such a bright, beautiful and queenly girl as she herself now was, had wrecked her life upon the rock upon which thousands daily, hourly are wrecked.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The history of one woman’s life, the threads of which were woven so closely with hers as to hold her to those past memories as in a net in whose meshes no loophole had been left.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Nothing unusual; interwoven only with a story such as has darkened many another young girl’s life.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Nothing unusual; interwoven only with a story such as has darkened many another young girl’s life.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What were the dark forbidding shadows that threatened to overcast her future?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What were the dark forbidding shadows that threatened to overcast her future?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The history of one woman’s life, the threads of which were woven so closely with hers as to hold her to those past memories as in a net in whose meshes no loophole had been left.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Imelda’s mother, just such a bright, beautiful and queenly girl as she herself now was, had wrecked her life upon the rock upon which thousands daily, hourly are wrecked.
threadsnounUS /θredz/
informal terms for clothing
From this reading The history of one woman’s life, the threads of which were woven so closely with hers as to hold her to those past memories as in a net in whose meshes no loophole had been left.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading What were the dark forbidding shadows that threatened to overcast her future?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What were the dark forbidding shadows that threatened to overcast her future?
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading Nothing unusual; interwoven only with a story such as has darkened many another young girl’s life.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Imelda’s mother, just such a bright, beautiful and queenly girl as she herself now was, had wrecked her life upon the rock upon which thousands daily, hourly are wrecked.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Imelda’s mother, just such a bright, beautiful and queenly girl as she herself now was, had wrecked her life upon the rock upon which thousands daily, hourly are wrecked.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What were the dark forbidding shadows that threatened to overcast her future?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What of Imelda’s past?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The history of one woman’s life, the threads of which were woven so closely with hers as to hold her to those past memories as in a net in whose meshes no loophole had been left.
belonging to which person
From this reading The history of one woman’s life, the threads of which were woven so closely with hers as to hold her to those past memories as in a net in whose meshes no loophole had been left.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nothing unusual; interwoven only with a story such as has darkened many another young girl’s life.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The history of one woman’s life, the threads of which were woven so closely with hers as to hold her to those past memories as in a net in whose meshes no loophole had been left.
wovenadjectiveUS /ˈwoʊvən/
made or constructed by interlacing threads or strips of material or other elements into a whole
From this reading The history of one woman’s life, the threads of which were woven so closely with hers as to hold her to those past memories as in a net in whose meshes no loophole had been left.
wreckedadjectiveUS /rekt/
destroyed in an accident
From this reading Imelda’s mother, just such a bright, beautiful and queenly girl as she herself now was, had wrecked her life upon the rock upon which thousands daily, hourly are wrecked.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Nothing unusual; interwoven only with a story such as has darkened many another young girl’s life.
