used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
anew
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had not understood at first, but now at last she saw.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
brushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
the act of burning something
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had not understood at first, but now at last she saw.
candle-grease
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From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
caressingly
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From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
castingnounUS /ˈkæstɪŋ/
object formed by a mold
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
Claude
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From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
curvedadjectiveUS /kɜːrvd/
having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She had not understood at first, but now at last she saw.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
freezingnounUS /ˈfriːzɪŋ/
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
grinnounUS /ɡrɪn/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had not understood at first, but now at last she saw.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
immediately past
From this reading She had not understood at first, but now at last she saw.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
modellingnounUS /ˈmɑːdəlɪŋ/
a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not understood at first, but now at last she saw.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She had not understood at first, but now at last she saw.
nudenounUS /nuːd/
a painting of a naked human figure
From this reading He was working at the nude woman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
on one occasion
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
cut with a saw
From this reading She had not understood at first, but now at last she saw.
see-sawing
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From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
strokesnounUS /stroʊks/
plural of “stroke” — (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
tilesnounUS /taɪlz/
plural of “tile” — a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading She had not understood at first, but now at last she saw.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
at the time that
From this reading Her feet were freezing on the tiles, and she was turning to get into bed again when a shock brought her back to the door.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He had a fixed grin on his lips, and did not feel the burning candle-grease falling on his fingers, while with silent, passionate see-sawing, his right arm alone moved against the wall, casting black confusion upon it.
wildlyadverbUS /ˈwaɪldli/
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With broad curved strokes of his brush, full of colour, Claude was at once wildly and caressingly modelling flesh.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He was working at the nude woman.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading He was working at the nude woman.
