used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
anew
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
in addition
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading And she was a free woman, and there they stood at the open window among the flowers--both bound, both free!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
extreme mental distress
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And she was a free woman, and there they stood at the open window among the flowers--both bound, both free!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
bewilderedadjectiveUS /bɪˈwɪldərd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
the two together, not just one
From this reading And she was a free woman, and there they stood at the open window among the flowers--both bound, both free!
confined by bonds
From this reading And she was a free woman, and there they stood at the open window among the flowers--both bound, both free!
of short duration or distance
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
opinion or judgment
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading And she was a free woman, and there they stood at the open window among the flowers--both bound, both free!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading And she was a free woman, and there they stood at the open window among the flowers--both bound, both free!
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
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 She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
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 And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
not one, and not any
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
and nothing more
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading And she was a free woman, and there they stood at the open window among the flowers--both bound, both free!
Osmonde
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From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
Oxon
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From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
sharedadjectiveUS /ʃerd/
have in common; held or experienced in common
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she was a free woman, and there they stood at the open window among the flowers--both bound, both free!
term of address for a man
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading And she was a free woman, and there they stood at the open window among the flowers--both bound, both free!
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 She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And she was a free woman, and there they stood at the open window among the flowers--both bound, both free!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she was a free woman, and there they stood at the open window among the flowers--both bound, both free!
a special situation
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
a shaky motion
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
a vivid mental image
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
which person or people
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
belonging to which person
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading And she was a free woman, and there they stood at the open window among the flowers--both bound, both free!
in the company of; together with
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading And she was a free woman, and there they stood at the open window among the flowers--both bound, both free!
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
