used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I do not love any one yet," repeated Marianne, opening her gray eyes with a wide stare under the Spaniard's anxious glance.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading When Rosas had returned to her, she had only regarded him as a possible lover, rich and agreeable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Rosas had returned to her, she had only regarded him as a possible lover, rich and agreeable.
eagerly desirous
From this reading "I do not love any one yet," repeated Marianne, opening her gray eyes with a wide stare under the Spaniard's anxious glance.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I do not love any one yet," repeated Marianne, opening her gray eyes with a wide stare under the Spaniard's anxious glance.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Rosas had returned to her, she had only regarded him as a possible lover, rich and agreeable.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "No one?" asked Rosas.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The mistress of a minister, she would become the mistress of a duke.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading From that day, her mind was possessed of a new idea that imperiously directed it.
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading From that day, her mind was possessed of a new idea that imperiously directed it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do not love any one yet," repeated Marianne, opening her gray eyes with a wide stare under the Spaniard's anxious glance.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading The mistress of a minister, she would become the mistress of a duke.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "I do not love any one yet," repeated Marianne, opening her gray eyes with a wide stare under the Spaniard's anxious glance.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From that day, her mind was possessed of a new idea that imperiously directed it.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading "I do not love any one yet," repeated Marianne, opening her gray eyes with a wide stare under the Spaniard's anxious glance.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading "I do not love any one yet," repeated Marianne, opening her gray eyes with a wide stare under the Spaniard's anxious glance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Rosas had returned to her, she had only regarded him as a possible lover, rich and agreeable.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I do not love any one yet," repeated Marianne, opening her gray eyes with a wide stare under the Spaniard's anxious glance.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Rosas had returned to her, she had only regarded him as a possible lover, rich and agreeable.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do not love any one yet," repeated Marianne, opening her gray eyes with a wide stare under the Spaniard's anxious glance.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading From that day, her mind was possessed of a new idea that imperiously directed it.
imperiouslyadverb
in an imperious manner
From this reading From that day, her mind was possessed of a new idea that imperiously directed it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From that day, her mind was possessed of a new idea that imperiously directed it.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "I do not love any one yet," repeated Marianne, opening her gray eyes with a wide stare under the Spaniard's anxious glance.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading When Rosas had returned to her, she had only regarded him as a possible lover, rich and agreeable.
Marianne
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From this reading "I do not love any one yet," repeated Marianne, opening her gray eyes with a wide stare under the Spaniard's anxious glance.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading From that day, her mind was possessed of a new idea that imperiously directed it.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading The mistress of a minister, she would become the mistress of a duke.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading The mistress of a minister, she would become the mistress of a duke.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading From that day, her mind was possessed of a new idea that imperiously directed it.
not any; not one
From this reading "No one?" asked Rosas.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I do not love any one yet," repeated Marianne, opening her gray eyes with a wide stare under the Spaniard's anxious glance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From that day, her mind was possessed of a new idea that imperiously directed it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "No one?" asked Rosas.
and nothing more
From this reading When Rosas had returned to her, she had only regarded him as a possible lover, rich and agreeable.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading "I do not love any one yet," repeated Marianne, opening her gray eyes with a wide stare under the Spaniard's anxious glance.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading From that day, her mind was possessed of a new idea that imperiously directed it.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading When Rosas had returned to her, she had only regarded him as a possible lover, rich and agreeable.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading When Rosas had returned to her, she had only regarded him as a possible lover, rich and agreeable.
recurring again and again
From this reading "I do not love any one yet," repeated Marianne, opening her gray eyes with a wide stare under the Spaniard's anxious glance.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When Rosas had returned to her, she had only regarded him as a possible lover, rich and agreeable.
possessing material wealth
From this reading When Rosas had returned to her, she had only regarded him as a possible lover, rich and agreeable.
RosasnounUS /ˈroʊzəz/
plural of “rosa” — large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
From this reading "No one?" asked Rosas.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Rosas had returned to her, she had only regarded him as a possible lover, rich and agreeable.
Spaniard's
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From this reading "I do not love any one yet," repeated Marianne, opening her gray eyes with a wide stare under the Spaniard's anxious glance.
stareverbUS /ster/
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading "I do not love any one yet," repeated Marianne, opening her gray eyes with a wide stare under the Spaniard's anxious glance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From that day, her mind was possessed of a new idea that imperiously directed it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I do not love any one yet," repeated Marianne, opening her gray eyes with a wide stare under the Spaniard's anxious glance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Rosas had returned to her, she had only regarded him as a possible lover, rich and agreeable.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "I do not love any one yet," repeated Marianne, opening her gray eyes with a wide stare under the Spaniard's anxious glance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From that day, her mind was possessed of a new idea that imperiously directed it.
at the time that
From this reading When Rosas had returned to her, she had only regarded him as a possible lover, rich and agreeable.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading "I do not love any one yet," repeated Marianne, opening her gray eyes with a wide stare under the Spaniard's anxious glance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I do not love any one yet," repeated Marianne, opening her gray eyes with a wide stare under the Spaniard's anxious glance.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The mistress of a minister, she would become the mistress of a duke.
but in spite of that
From this reading "I do not love any one yet," repeated Marianne, opening her gray eyes with a wide stare under the Spaniard's anxious glance.
